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0 pointsralfd13y ago0 comments

If Apple wouldn't provide an ID then developers would code their own device identifiers. This here is crossplatform for iOS and Android:

https://github.com/ylechelle/OpenUDID/blob/master/README.md

Or just read the MAC address: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/677530/how-can-i-programm...

> Google does just fine without a globally unique "advertising number". It can do so because people get actual value for the advertisements, and the advertisements are targeted.

I don't understand, can you elaborate? How can advertisements be targeted without tracking?

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jonknee13y ago

> I don't understand, can you elaborate? How can advertisements be targeted without tracking?

Keywords is how Google does it. Try using Google in Incognito mode (or whatever your browser of choice calls it) and note the relevant ads. Obviously this does not work as well in all apps, but to say you can't do targeted advertising without tracking is not true.

salem13y ago

At least on Android, this becomes a little more transparent, and why so many Android apps request permission to access to network and/or phone state, to get access to unique Ids.

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