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Re:More than 1k Android apps harvest data even after you den... by srcmap on Monday July 08, 2019 @04:16PM (#20386343)
Maybe someone in EU can file a class action lawsuit base on GDPR?

Per description here, it seems have enough legal, $, evident here to make a few lawyers excited?

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Re:More than 1k Android apps harvest data even after you den... by StreamBright on Monday July 08, 2019 @04:54PM (#20386658)
Not really unless they are stealing PII.
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Re:More than 1k Android apps harvest data even after you den... by JoshTriplett on Monday July 08, 2019 @05:07PM (#20386770)
IP addresses are considered PII, and IMEIs are in every way worse than IP addresses.
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Re:More than 1k Android apps harvest data even after you den... by StreamBright on Monday July 08, 2019 @05:11PM (#20386802)
The router’s MAC is not PII for example. This is why I write that GDPR only applies in case they collect actual PII.
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Re:More than 1k Android apps harvest data even after you den... by JoshTriplett on Monday July 08, 2019 @05:15PM (#20386837)
Several jurisdictions consider MAC addresses to be personal information as well.
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