Google’s Android ad ID targeted in strategic GDPR tracking complaint

Google’s Android ad ID targeted in strategic GDPR tracking complaint

4 years ago
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https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/13/googles-android-ad-id-targeted-in-strategic-gdpr-tracking-complaint/

Now here’s an interesting GDPR complaint: Is Google illegally tracking Android users in Europe via a unique, device-assigned advertising ID?

First, what is the Android advertising ID? Per Google’s description to developers building apps for its smartphone platform it’s — [emphasis added by us]