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   Hank to Nick Cine   
   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.   
      
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