Apple iPhone data not as anonymous as company says: researchers

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Researchers at Mysk claim that analysis shows that the detailed analytics data Apple records about what users do in the App Store can be linked directly to accounts.

Correspondent Alexis McAdams joins 'America Reports' with the latest on the 'growing and dangerous trend.'about what users do in the App Store can be linked directly to accounts.

This illustration photo shows the Apple app store logo reflected from an iPhone onto the back of an iMac in Los Angeles, August 26, 2021.is sent to Apple, and contains the ID needed to link the data to you," Mysk said, noting that the DSID is also sent by other Apple apps for analytics purposes.iPhone Analytics may include

"None of the collected information identifies you personally. Personal data is either not logged at all, is subject to privacy preserving techniques such as differential privacy, or is removed from any reports before they’re sent to Apple," it said."You can review this information on your iOS device by going to Settings > Privacy & Security > Analytics & Improvements and tapping Analytics Data.

 

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