As long as they are used to spread malware, they are a cybersecurity risk as well.
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aeiou@piefed.social 3 weeks agoSeriously, it’s not just annoying, it’s a big privacy issue.
Honytawk@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
foggy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Fun fact: it is trivially easy and costs $0 to track an individual through their ad identifier. They’re not supposed to uniquely identify people, but you really just have to drill down like a dozen or so variables and you’ll uniquely identify just about anyone with a smart phone.
Hey, random person for whom this describes, are you
-Aged 30-34 -White -Male -Educated -Spends a lot of time near you work address -Spends a lot of time near you home address -Spends some time where you vacation the exact time you usually vacation there -Is a 49ers fan -Likes artisanal coffee -Android user -Listens to late 90s and early 00s metal -Wears pants size 38/32.
Guess what there’s like 3 of you in the world. And we can get all 3 ad ids in the real time bidding market and track all 3 of you until we deduce which one is you.
InTheNameOfScheddi@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Issue, that’s cute. It’s by design.