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|    Re: Google Android "DSID" cookie, Androi    |
|    15 Mar 25 20:00:23    |
      XPost: comp.mobile.android, uk.telecom.mobile       From: hankrobins@notspam.uk              Nick Cine wrote to us on Fri, 7 Mar 2025 20:22:11 -0700:              > The DSID cookie's primary function is to track signed-in Google users for       > ad personalization. Without a Google account actively logged in on the       > device, there's no user identity for the cookie to associate with.              It's as simple as this. No Google account in the setup = no tracking              You can still have Google accounts. Just don't set them as a default.              --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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