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		Im_Mr_Manager on April 11, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress AFAIK device uuid has been unique to device+app for at least 2 years now (iOS).

zer00eyz on April 11, 2018 | [–]

device + app having a unique UUID has been going on longer than that.

3 years ago uber got popped for this:

https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/23/15399438/apple-uber-app-s...

I can tell you that fingerprinting is still possible today.

aplummer on April 11, 2018 | [–]

It’s company not app on iOS, you get a new one if you delete every app from one publisher

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