• dohpaz42@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Apple urges developers to not use DeviceCheck for anything beyond basic device verification, and if you’re a developer that’s also misusing it, then you should definitely cease that—there are probably more reliable ways to check whether it’s the same user trying to access an account from a device or not.

    Sounds reasonable…

    But then, why would you use it?

    For example, you might use this data to identify devices that have already taken advantage of a promotional offer that you provide, or to flag a device that you’ve determined to be fraudulent.

    Oh, ok. Wait, what? But…

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      8 months ago

      Luckily Apple strictly controls the App Store and will never allow apps to abuse this, right? Right?

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    8 months ago

    Factory reset doesn’t delete persistent app data enabled by app developer [paraphrased]

    What about Erase All Content and Settings? You seriously can’t fully erase a second-hand phone you bought?! That’s insane

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      8 months ago

      Apple urges developers to not use DeviceCheck for anything beyond basic device verification, and if you’re a developer that’s also misusing it, then you should definitely cease that—there are probably more reliable ways to check whether it’s the same user trying to access an account from a device or not.

      I don’t think I care about not being able to erase the device ID. It seems useful to have this, actually, for back-tracing if need be.

      Snapchat probs shouldn’t use the DeviceCheck services improperly. But hey, that’s just like my opinion, man.

      More, not very interesting, info on DeviceCheck services here: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicecheck

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    8 months ago

    Gosh that’s sucks people on iPhone using Snapchat.

    Says a guy on an android that doesn’t even know what Snapchat does.

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    8 months ago

    The equivalent API on Android gets a new id when the phone is resetted.

    Weird that Apple doesn’t do that on refurbished phones