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Jessica Goodfellow
Feb 17, 2022

Google reveals significant step to restrict cross-app tracking on Android

The company plans to introduce stricter privacy controls including the removal of cross-app identifiers such as its own Advertising ID. The announcement comes just weeks after the impact of Apple's similar move—on Meta in particular—was revealed.

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