On Tuesday, November 1, 2011 6:12:04 PM UTC+1, Nathan wrote: > > > > On Nov 1, 6:08 am, appel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, > > the ad agencies want to be able track users across apps on the same > device > > but do they really need to? > Well, if they are charging by pay per install, yes. >
What about devices without IMEI? :) But I guess that is a somewhat valid use case. > >Should be enough with ANDROID_ID even if it > > isn't reliable on all devices. > > > > Not that I want the ad networks to use this permission, but in what > way is "ANDROID_ID not reliable on all devices" not a problem? If > thousands of devices have the same ANDROID_ID, I don't want to pay for > thousands of installs when I've only gotten one. And the Ad network > doesn't want me to pay for one install when they've given me > thousands. > So it is better to loose/annoy customers whose devices behave correctly? > A better way to track it would be through referral tracking. But I > have no hope of convincing the ad networks to use that when the > Android Market team has BROKEN it. > > http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=19247 > > The Android Market and Google Maps both have READ_PHONE_STATE > permission, and most people can't uninstall those. But of course, > Google wouldn't track users. It's not like they are running a mobile > ad network, right? ;) > What Market uses it for I have no idea, but for the Maps app isn't used to mute navigation instructions during calls and such? And I sort of accepted that Google will track me when I bought and activated an Android phone. ;) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/android-discuss/-/787-pXk-8NwJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
