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onewaystreet on Nov 27, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Twitter Is Tracking Users’ Installed Apps for Ad T...

The article mentions this but it should be noted again: Twitter isn't hiding this somewhere deep in their privacy policy, there is a large notice being displayed in the app.

masklinn on Nov 28, 2014 [–]

OTOH it's opt-out, by the time you see the notice it has already scanned your device.

Tyrannosaurs on Nov 28, 2014 | [–]

Plus you opt out of the recommendations. I'm not sure what that means for it actually scanning your device and passing it to Twitter.

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