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Re:A popular Bluetooth car battery monitor that siphons up a... by sumuyuda on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @01:55AM (#36489355)
This is because each app has their own private keychain (separate from the saved passwords) which is not cleared when the app is deleted. Apple tried to change the behavior and have it wiped on delete, but many developers complained. This allows apps to track you across installs of the app.
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Re:A popular Bluetooth car battery monitor that siphons up a... by Daneel_ on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @06:41AM (#36491144)
That's...actually terrible. A bit of a search around seems to say that the only way to actually wipe it properly is the do a full device reset, which is obviously completely unacceptable.

Yeesh :/

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