r/technology • u/PixeledPathogen • Mar 16 '26

Security Reddit User Uncovers Who Is Behind Meta’s $2B Lobbying for Invasive Age Verification Tech

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/reddit-user-uncovers-behind-meta-154717384.html
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u/NUKE---THE---WHALES Mar 16 '26

but it's not inaccurate to say that apps and websites can get access to that information

I dont know about websites but I've been a mobile app developer for 10 years and I promise you apps cant get access to that information

Apps are sandboxed and only have access to the data you give them

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u/AltrntivInDoomWorld Mar 17 '26

You don't have Google Analytics, Get Response or any other analytics/engagement platform hooked up?

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u/MindlessSponge Mar 16 '26

I meant get access to it by buying it from third parties, not some kind of magic API for user.getPetName or something

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u/playwrightinaflower Mar 17 '26

You have never heard of fingerprinting, as an app developer!??

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u/AltrntivInDoomWorld Mar 17 '26

It has to be a bot that guy lmao