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How to disable ad tracking on your iOS or Android device (mastodon.social)

submitted 2 years ago by AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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To take action: disable your advertising ID, and disable location permissions for apps you don’t trust. There are instructions here:

https://www.ghacks.net/2022/02/17/how-to-delete-the-advertising-id-on-android/

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/this-iphone-setting-stops-ads-from-following-you-across-the-web/

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[–] skunk@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Does “Ask App Not To Track” absolutely disable tracking? I thought it just asked the app not to, but doesn’t actually prevent tracking

[–] AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

IIRC, it won't give apps access to the standard tracking ID and APIs.