Re:App Store on iOS 14.6 sends every tap you make in the app...
by scarface74 on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @01:40AM
(#33528192)
What data can apps collect without you giving them permission that websites can’t?
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Re:App Store on iOS 14.6 sends every tap you make in the app...
by wasmitnetzen on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @04:40AM
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A unique identifier which is 100% stable over multiple sessions for once. Which makes the rest of the data so much more useful.
Re:App Store on iOS 14.6 sends every tap you make in the app...
by scarface74 on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @06:23AM
(#33529955)
There are plenty of ways to uniquely enough identify a user on the web.
Re:App Store on iOS 14.6 sends every tap you make in the app...
by alickz on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @06:33AM
(#33530072)
Why is that possible in native apps but not websites?
Re:App Store on iOS 14.6 sends every tap you make in the app...
by wasmitnetzen on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @10:20AM
(#33532815)
In the end, this is because the browser works for you, and the app works for the company.
Re:App Store on iOS 14.6 sends every tap you make in the app...
by scarface74 on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @10:24AM
(#33532877)
You mean the browser developed by a adTech company, the browser developed by the company who gets $18B a year from an adTech company to be the default search engine or the browser created by a company who only survives because of the adTech company?
Re:App Store on iOS 14.6 sends every tap you make in the app...
by deafpolygon on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @07:42AM
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My guess? They don't only get a unique identifier, but they get to know and link you to other more useful data using your Apple/Android device ID and so on, that they can use to track you across multiple user accounts. Something that browser fingerprinting can't guarantee 100% (but getting very accurate these days)
Re:App Store on iOS 14.6 sends every tap you make in the app...
by scarface74 on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @08:54AM
(#33531607)
Apple specifically limits apps ability to get a unique identifier that can be used across apps. And the percentage of people who use multiple accounts is not even worth optimizing for.