• @pizzahoe@lemm.ee
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    141 year ago

    Can someone please explain a bit what is included as part of a “unique identifier”… does it mean the app sends Google what communities you’re visiting or content you’re consuming, so they can advertise to you personally?

    • @NoStressyJessie@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      31 year ago

      Unique device identifier would be some information unique to your device that can identify it. A common example of such a unique Id would be your IMEI although that isn’t necessarily what they are using. Minecraft as an example creates a unique user ID based on your account that system administrators can use to keep your player records even after you change your Microsoft account name or gamer tag.

      It doesn’t have to be specific data related to your activities in the app per se, but it could potentially be used in that manner depending on the app.

    • @faintedheart@lemmy.world
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      -261 year ago

      This is present in all apps in the playstore for serving ads. If you are running away from it you have to run from the entire internet. You want to live a life like the people in privacy sub reddit with that tin foil hat. For the developer to serve ads this is necessary.

        • @randomguy2323@lemmy.kevitprojects.com
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          121 year ago

          Exactly people really dont care about privacy nowadays , even calling us thin foil thats. Just look at the republican states asking Facebook to share messages about abortion with a mom and her daughter.

          • @WhipperSnapper@lemmy.ml
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            51 year ago

            I think there’s some nuance there too. I’m not keen on the idea of my facebook messages, or google chats, or private emails, things like that going into other peoples hands (regardless of how much I can do to stop it), but purely ad-based stuff doesn’t bother me. I’m gonna be seeing ads for something, and whether or not they’re things google or amazon think I might want doesn’t really change the equation for me.

            However, I do hold it to be true people should be in control of that if they want to. I feel like the choice is important.

        • @Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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          -131 year ago

          Then sell all your shit and live without any device connected to the internet. If you believe a trillion dollar company can’t track what you like then I’ve got bad news for you.

          Oh wait, even if you sell your shit, they just need to know who your friends are and they can create a profile of you… Woops! 🤷

          What’s funny is that you’re trusting a bunch of random Lemmy hosts right now, but not companies that can be identified and that you can tell which laws apply to them.

            • @Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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              1 year ago

              Individuals can’t be corrupted in exchange for money, good to know 👍

              I’m sure they would also protect your data with their life if authorities came knocking.

                • @Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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                  -61 year ago

                  I just think the privacy crowd is mostly wackos that believe in the privacy fairy, that’s all 🤷 Taking tons of measures to not have their data seen by others but still participating in public forums… If your privacy is so important then stay offline.

                  • Magnor
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                    21 year ago

                    You mistake (best case scenario) a desire for privacy with perfect anonymity. It is perfectly sane to wish to engage in public discourse without being milked by ad companies. The fact that most platforms make this stupidly difficult is no reason to dismiss everything we say as nonsense. Do get a grip, please.

              • Wtf are you talking about? No one its exempt from authorities search , if a government wants you they will find you. We are against companies!! Not governments. You just want to be against open source free software if you want to pay for an app go ahead but stop minimizing people that wants privacy.

                • @Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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                  -11 year ago

                  Oh so it’s anti capitalism now? So it’s ok to let any random stranger have your data as long as it’s not big data hoarder? 🤔

                  • @randomguy2323@lemmy.kevitprojects.com
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                    Anti capitalism? I dont want companies tracking me. I dont care about capitalism or not. I hate when companies track me , and when they go against innovation , freedom for the consumer to choose, and create monopolies. Monopolies are not part of capitalism , that kills competition and the free market.

          • I am self hosting my instance , how ignorant you can be. And even if I have my account on a server do you think a regular person would care or have the capacity to create a profile on me. I do believe a trillion company can track me and its not 100% but the less they have the better. Also why does it matter to you? Fuck off. Laws? No law can apply to this coporporations.

      • I dont install aps from the play store , and what’s wrong with wanting to not see ads or my data with Google? The less data they can have from me , the less the ads are relevant, the less likely to work in me.