Re:macOS has checked app signatures online for over 2 years
by Bjartr on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @10:34AM
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The real key word is "legally". IP addresses + other metadata (browser fingerprinting and the like) can be enough to sufficiently identify an individual, or at least a household, for some purposes, such as making a more effective advertising profile.
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Re:macOS has checked app signatures online for over 2 years
by user-the-name on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @02:36PM
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Collecting the data based on IP would basically have the exact same legal status as doing it based on other identifiers. No browser is involved here, so no fingerprinting. And finally, Apple is not in the advertising business and has no need for advertising profiles.
Re:macOS has checked app signatures online for over 2 years
by valuearb on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @10:47AM
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Coulda woulda shoulda isn’t evidence.
Re:macOS has checked app signatures online for over 2 years
by Bjartr on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @12:43PM
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I'm having trouble figuring out your meaning in this context. Care to explain?
Re:macOS has checked app signatures online for over 2 years
by valuearb on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @01:06PM
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There is no evidence Apple is storing any information collected via OCSP for advertising, or collecting metadata along with it. Effectively all they know is an IP address and a hash identifying a developer certificate that can correspond to any of dozens of apps.