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		YetAnotherNick 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Everyone knows all the apps on your phone Fingerprinting is just for identifying user, not getting user data. You can potentially resell things like app usage to credit rating company.

DevKoala 7 months ago [–]

That is profiling.

Fingerprinting is an identification mechanism. It is most commonly used for targeting and profiling.

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