• @LESHEN
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    • @[email protected]
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      91 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?

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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.

            • @[email protected]
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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.

          • @[email protected]
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            -101 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.

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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.

                  • @[email protected]
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                    -41 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.

                  • @[email protected]
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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? 🤔