XPost: comp.mobile.android, uk.telecom.mobile   
   From: dave@g4ugm.invalid   
      
   On 09/03/2025 6:11, Marion wrote:   
   > On 07 Mar 2025 11:50:14 +0000 (GMT), Theo wrote :   
   >   
   >   
   >> There's a thread on the GrapheneOS forum about this:   
   >> https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/20495-googles-dsid-cookie   
   >   
   > Thanks for that link in the graphene group on the DSID cookie.   
   >   
   > The DSID cookie is apparently used by Google to identify a user who is   
   > signed into Google (& whether they've agreed to ad personalization) when   
   > they're visiting non-Google sites (so Google can provide targeted ads).   
   >   
   ...   
      
   >   
   > So the best I can do, to avoid the DSID cookie implications, is NOT set up   
   > a Google Account in the Android settings. Luckily that's trivial.   
   >   
   > Just hit the "skip" button when it asks you to set up Android with it.   
   > I don't know why everyone doesn't do that - but it's what I do.   
   >   
      
   Probably because when we have a new phone we want the backup with the   
   contacts and apps from our previous phone.....   
      
      
   > I wish I could root it though... sigh.   
   > People on the Pixel are lucky because they can root it.   
      
      
   Dave   
      
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