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In a series of tweets on Sunday, Mysk researchers said Apple’s analytics data include a (DSID), which uniquely identifies an iCloud account and is associated with name, email and any other iCloud-related data.

Mysk said the tech giant’s claims in its device analytics and privacy statement that the collected data does not personally identify users is “inaccurate,” and that the App Store continues to send detailed analytics to Apple even when sharing analytics is turned off.


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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.
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“This means that your detailed behavior when browsing buy phone number list apps on the App Store 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.

Mysk said there was no way to stop it.

In its Device Analytics & Privacy statement, Apple says iPhone Analytics may include details about hardware and operating system specifications, performance statistics and data about how you use devices and applications.

Customers experience the new iPhone 14 series smartphones at the Apple Inc flagship store in Shanghai, China, Oct 13, 2022.
Customers experience the new iPhone 14 series smartphones at the Apple Inc flagship store in Shanghai, China, Oct 13, 2022.
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“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.”