We all know @Uber is trash but it’s *inexcusable* that @Apple kept the app after it violated the privacy of Apple customers.
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Let me rephrase: It is inexcusable that the
@Uber app is still in the App Store today after it violated the privacy of@Apple’s customers.https://twitter.com/aral/status/856187788001247232 … -
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@tim_cook, and I don’t think I’m the only one. What are you going to do about this now the cat’s out of the bag?https://twitter.com/aral/status/856188049197236224 …
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Scummy nonetheless but ‘tracking’ is not a great way to describe ithttps://twitter.com/bzamayo/status/856182198747189248 …
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“Scummy nonetheless” I agree customers should have been informed.
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If the app is deleted, how is this even possible unless Uber operates 3rd-party code in other apps or web pages?
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I have no freakin’ idea.
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So it’s behind-the-scenes sharing of a fingerprint-based identifier. Limited applicability I’d think. Sure they could ID most re-installers.
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It definitely requires some - a lot of - explaining. Starting from how this is even possible in the first place.
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I’m more interested in the geeky version: How’s that even possible?? (I think it’s a hoax though)
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I usually agree, but in this case it seems they “only” fingerprinted a device to combat fraud, no real “tracking after deletion”
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while they did violate Apple's rules, giving them a public warning and request changes seems proportionate to the damage done (not much)
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Has it ever been hard to tell which's Apple's side? https://www.google.com/search?q=apple+censors+application&oq=apple+censors+application …
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