The iPhone and iPad transmit their fixed and unchangeable hardware serial number...

		sneak on April 28, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dominance of Apple and Google’s app stores impacti... The iPhone and iPad transmit their fixed and unchangeable hardware serial number to Apple every time you open the App Store, like a permanent supercookie. Apple has just as much reason to harvest your personal information and track you in their App Store as anyone else.