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by turshija 2570 days ago
Ok, I just noticed something that is even scarier.

Under the "Chrome, Google Analytics, and more" I see "Used com.kongregate.mobile.adventurecommunist", which is a game installed on my iPhone. Ok, I also have my Gmail logged in there as well, so they somehow read shared data or whatever. But I also see "Used es.socialpoint.chefparadise" which is a game, installed on my iPad at home which is mostly used by my wife for random games and stuff and I don't have any Google account logged in there.
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IceWreck 2570 days ago
Did you log into that game to save progress?
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turshija 2570 days ago
I haven't logged into my Google account on iPad at all. Game progress on iOS apps is usually saved to your Apple ID (Game Center) account. My Apple ID is registered on my gmail account of course, but I'm not receiving any emails from this game that Google might extract ...
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javagram 2570 days ago
That game probably uses google analytics or something.

Most iOS apps use various embedded trackers, just like websites.

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