Mobile Ads and Privacy — Three Original Articles

1. Rogue-app advertising tactics#

An insider reveals how rogue apps trap users

Start with ad redirects, permissions, and review evasion to see how the tactics work

2. Mobile profiling and ad controls#

Follow-up: How your phone gets profiled and treated differently

Continue with device information, installed apps, and ad SDKs, followed by several ways to handle ads

3. Cross-app tracking and device fingerprints#

Why do other apps immediately know what you just searched? Including iOS

A look through Loupe at what apps can read and how device information connects across apps

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