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[ PRIVACY Forum ] iPhone Applications & Privacy Issues: An Analysis
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Sun Oct 3 16:16:36 2010
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Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 15:51:11 -0400
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
Subject: iPhone Applications & Privacy Issues: An Analysis of Application
Transmission of iPhone Unique Device Identifiers (UDIDs)
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iPhone Applications & Privacy Issues: An Analysis of Application
Transmission of iPhone Unique Device Identifiers (UDIDs)
by Eric Smith
October 1, 2010
Abstract
Every Apple iPhone shipped since its introduction in 2007 contains a
unique, software-visible serial number -- the Unique Device
Identifier, or UDID. Apple provided this functionaly to allow
application developers to uniquely identify the iPhone being used for
purposes such as storing application preferences or video game high
scores. While the UDID does facilitate the process of collecting and
storing certain types of data, it also creates a tempting opportunity
for use as a tracking agent or to correlate with other
personally-identifiable information in unintended ways. In this
paper, we investigate where and how UDIDs are being shared, with
whom, and how the UDIDs are being used.
...
http://www.pskl.us/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/iPhone-Applications-Privacy-Issues.pdf
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