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iPhone Applications & Privacy Issues:An Analysis of Application Transmission of iPhone Unique Device Identifiers (UDIDs)
Eric Smith*
http://pskl.us
In 1999, Intel released its newest CPU -- the Pentium 3. Each processor included a unique serial number, visible to any software installed on the system. A product backlash quickly developed as privacy rights groups realized that this serial number could be used to track users' online behavior. The industry, along with trade groups and
governments, blasted this new feature; many governments went as far as proposing legislation to ban the use of
Pentium 3 CPUs. Following the outcry, Intel quickly removed the serial number feature from their processor line,
never to be re-introduced.
Fast forward a decade to the introduction of Apple's iPhone platform. Much like the Pentium 3, devices running the
Apple iPhone operating system (IOS), including Apple iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches, feature a software readable serial number – a "Unique Device Identifier," or UDID.
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