Comments on: Analytics Tracking Code in iPhone Apps Is Not Spyware

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Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:37:58 +0000

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By: Carter Dotson

Carter Dotson — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:30:21 +0000

In reply to patrickj. Actually, I believe that it has to do with examining an app's provisioning file to see if it's legit or something similar.

By: patrickj

patrickj — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:03:55 +0000

In reply to Joe Wolf. I don't know, but I imagine by looking at a UDID (which is not tied to any other personal data within the aggregated reports) and seeing whether that UDID is associated with the purchase of a particular app. We know UDIDs are used to track registered beta testers for apps.

By: Joe Wolf

Joe Wolf — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:12:06 +0000

Without personal identification, how on earth do they know if a particular app is "stolen"?
just a thought.