Petri@sh.itjust.works to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoShould I worry about apps collecting Device ID (Android)?message-squaremessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up124arrow-down1message-squareShould I worry about apps collecting Device ID (Android)?Petri@sh.itjust.works to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square13linkfedilinkfile-text
If I should, are there ways I could install such apps with a spoofed Device ID or something like that?
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoYes. Anything with “ID” in the name should give you pause, especially when its designated to you by the largest surveillance company on the planet. You can simply delete it. Settings --> Privacy --> Ads --> Delete advertising ID.
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Yes. Anything with “ID” in the name should give you pause, especially when its designated to you by the largest surveillance company on the planet.
You can simply delete it.
Settings --> Privacy --> Ads --> Delete advertising ID.
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