Paris Metro Tracks and Trackers: Why is the RATP App leaking my private data? (Continued…) » Privatics
▻https://team.inria.fr/privatics/paris-metro-tracks-and-trackers-why-is-the-ratp-app-leaking-my-private-da
The RATP App, both the iOS and Android versions, is a good illustration of bad privacy practices of some companies, in particular A&A companies:
- many kinds of private data are collected and sent, and in this example, even if the “legal terms” of the RATP App claims the contrary;
- A&A companies have found ways and started using techniques to bypass the restrictions imposed by Apple. The fact that the user can reset the Advertising ID as often as he wants is annoying from a tracking point of view (that’s the goal), and as a result, certain tracking companies started using permanent (or at least long-term) identifiers to track the user;
A mettre en parallèle avec ce billet, pardon, cette apologie du #marketing intelligent, précisément pondue par un vice -président de Faber Castel, le développeur des applications #iOS et #Android de la #RATP :
Smart advertising is finally on its way – and we should all be grateful
▻http://www.fabernovel.com/blog/2013/02/18/smart-advertising-is-finally-on-its-way-and-we-should-all-be-grateful
But most of all, I think it is a win for readers, for us. I do not
dislike advertising, at all. Advertising is information, and I like
being informed.
Alleluia, l’exploitation dévergognée de nos #données_personnelles va illuminer notre vie - enfin.
(via @tsailly sur twitter)