PieFed chez MarudShould I worry about apps collecting Device ID (Android)?
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If I should, are there ways I could install such apps with a spoofed Device ID or something like that?
Yes. Anything with "ID" in the name should give you pause, especially when its designated to you by the largest surveillance company on the planet.
You can simply delete it.
Settings --> Privacy --> Ads --> Delete advertising ID.
why do you assume that advertising ID=Device ID
I would assume they are collecting IMEI when they say device
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how is "modding" an app illegal?
I don't know if my Device ID with my real location would end up in the hands of a Data Broker(s) that would start profiling other data linked to my location to then sell it to other Data Broker(s), that's my only worry
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Can I force it to change or spoof it? VPN may sometimes break connection out of nowhere, I hardly have this experience on PC but on mobile it just seems to occur a lot more often
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Huh, I thought IMEI was something only useful to government and insurance and not possible for apps to read? I wasn't worried about it if that's the case, it's on Android yes so probably SSAID (not sure about the Advertising ID, also can or is it common for apps to read MAC Address of devices to tie it to people?)
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