Not everything that glitters is gold when it comes to iPhone privacy
Thus, and despite the fact that the company led by Tim Cook assures that "personal data is not recorded at all, is subject to privacy preservation techniques such as differential privacy, or is removed from any reports before it is sent to Apple," the analytical data that the App Store sends to Apple is accompanied by a DSID identifier that clearly identifies
“Knowing your DSID is like knowing your name. It is your identity,” estonia number data Tommy Mysk, who developed the analysis with his partner Talal Haj Bakry.
Mysk’s report is another cold shower for Apple, which was already under fire earlier this month for allegedly compiling analytics information even when users take the trouble to disable the “Share iPhone Analytics ” setting on their mobile device.
Shortly after this information came to light, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Apple for allegedly misleading its customers regarding privacy.
Apple has not yet commented on the matter, but the company in Cupertino will likely argue that an identification number is not synonymous with personal information . However, the GDPR classifies as personal any information that directly or indirectly identifies a person (including identification numbers such as those used by Apple in the iPhone).
“I think people should be upset by this information,” Mysk stresses. After all, “this isn’t Google. People choose the iPhone because they think this kind of thing isn’t going to happen. Apple has no right to monitor you ,” he says.