Re:Apple: Apps should not require users to opt into tracking...
by beervirus on Friday September 11, 2020 @06:27PM
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What sort of "silent, invisible, no-opt-in tracking" does Apple allow?
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Re:Apple: Apps should not require users to opt into tracking...
by sneak on Friday September 11, 2020 @07:06PM
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The maker of the app can send network requests, to themselves or any third party service they like, for every single action taken within the app: every launch, every click, every character typed, even every background refresh. They can include a unique tracking identifier to cross-reference these requests, they can further include any login/id information you’ve provided to the app, and they can include location information if the app has GPS permissions.
Even without GPS permission, IP geolocation provides them a rough track log, enough to say “user x was in california on monday, new york on tuesday, then new jersey for the remainder of the month”.