Wait, so Uber was somehow secretly tracking iPhone users even after the app had been deleted & only got a slap on the wrist?
WTF @tim_cook?https://twitter.com/kadhimshubber/status/856159271230345216 …
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I want a reply to this, @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 …
*After* it was deleted? What? How is that even possible? That's one hell of an exploit, if actually true!
Explained in the article: Device Fingerprint, so if you reinstalled the app they'd know who you were. Also, switching acc still linked them.
I'd wager any ordinary guy doing the same would be banned in perpetuity. Money buys law. And rules.
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