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[Sandboxed Google Play] Delete Advertising ID by default #3741

Open Retold3202 opened 2 weeks ago

Retold3202 commented 2 weeks ago

I've noticed that fresh installs of Sandboxed Play Services seem to create an Advertising ID by default. A lot of users may not be aware of this or think to check their settings. I think it'd be a good idea to delete the ID by default, due to the privacy concerns it poses.

thestinger commented 2 weeks ago

Apps can simply create their own random number too.

Retold3202 commented 2 weeks ago

Apps can simply create their own random number too.

True, I thought of this as well, but I don't think they're actively doing so, most seem to be relying on Google's Advertising ID & actively using it for tracking, which makes sense since they can generally count on it always being installed on the majority of Android devices.

MichaelDevon commented 1 week ago

Good idea. This would be equivalent of Apple's "Ask app not to track" but by default.