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Comment by DevKoala

2 months ago

That is what the fingerprinting is for.

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YetAnotherNick  2 months ago

Fingerprinting is just for identifying user, not getting user data. You can potentially resell things like app usage to credit rating company.

  • DevKoala  2 months ago

    That is profiling.

    Fingerprinting is an identification mechanism. It is most commonly used for targeting and profiling.

hattmall  2 months ago

Does fingerprinting necessarily imply reselling that data?

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