Difference between revisions of "Mobile Advertising ID"
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Tracking user's smartphones is now routine in the US. Here is what [https://www.fullcontact.com/blog/2022/02/21/mobile-advertising-id/ an ad agency] has to say.<blockquote>MAIDs were built for the advertising community. Like cookies, mobile advertising IDs connect activity back to a real person. Because MAIDs are tied to an individual mobile device, they offer a precise way to identify specific people.</blockquote> | Tracking user's smartphones is now routine in the US. Here is what [https://www.fullcontact.com/blog/2022/02/21/mobile-advertising-id/ an ad agency] has to say.<blockquote>MAIDs were built for the advertising community. Like cookies, mobile advertising IDs connect activity back to a real person. Because MAIDs are tied to an individual mobile device, they offer a precise way to identify specific people.</blockquote> | ||
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| − | | | + | |IDFA ||Identifier for Advertising (iOS) ||BCDE4299-01DT-98TC-D3F4-P57263876209 |
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| − | | | + | |AAID ||Google Advertising ID for Android ||28757bwa-bd67-6d1c74bb-ae4d19ab5d34 |
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Revision as of 16:33, 5 September 2022
Full Title or Meme
The MAID is used to track user's smartphones.
Context
Tracking user's smartphones is now routine in the US. Here is what an ad agency has to say.MAIDs were built for the advertising community. Like cookies, mobile advertising IDs connect activity back to a real person. Because MAIDs are tied to an individual mobile device, they offer a precise way to identify specific people.
| MAID Type | Description | Example |
| IDFA | Identifier for Advertising (iOS) | BCDE4299-01DT-98TC-D3F4-P57263876209 |
| AAID | Google Advertising ID for Android | 28757bwa-bd67-6d1c74bb-ae4d19ab5d34 |
Problems
FTC sues data broker that tracks locations of 125M phones per month. Agency says data shows users visits to clinics and homeless shelters[1]
Reverences
- ↑ Dan Gooden, FTC sues data broker that tracks locations of 125M phones per month Ars Technica (2022-08-29) https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/08/ftc-sues-firm-for-selling-location-data-that-can-track-abortion-clinic-visits/
