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And what about something like the AdvertisingID? The OS creates an identifier for the purpose of tracking you with ads.

Before that app developers were reading IMEI or mac addresses, which were arguably worse because they can't be reset.

Isn't that just because the sandboxing is really poor on mobile compared to the web? You cannot read those on the web.

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