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Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ... by fastball on Friday April 30, 2021 @06:23PM (#27000226)
Yes, I am very aware of what types of data apps collect in order to fingerprint a device. That is exactly why I firmly believe this problem should be solved at the OS level, not at the App Store level. Because I trust a technological solutions much more than I trust App Store reviewers at Apple.

This is why I prefer an E2EE chat service to a service that is not but says "we promise we won't read your messages".

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Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ... by nodamage on Friday April 30, 2021 @07:01PM (#27000656)
Do you really expect the OS to block apps from accessing screen size, locale, fonts, time zone, GPU metrics, accessibility settings, etc. when they actually need these APIs for legitimate purposes? Location and microphone permissions are red herrings when it comes to fingerprinting.

You're also neglecting the fact that malicious apps can mislead the user by prompting for permissions for a seemingly legitimate purpose and then abuse those permissions once granted.

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