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Verizon Wireless to Allow Complete Opt Out of Mobile ‘Supercookies’

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Re: Verizon Wireless to Allow Complete Opt Out of Mobile ‘Supercookies’

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I'm of a different mindset than to believe that this can be legislated away or fixed in any part of the transit. We need to work toward (and we have nearly achieved) a situation where our endpoints are strong and intelligent enough that no manipulation of this sort is possible.

This issue is entirely about connecting to an untrusted endpoint. No endpoint-based solution is possible. This has to be dealt with by ensuring that the transit provider won't sell you out.

Re: Verizon Wireless to Allow Complete Opt Out of Mobile ‘Supercookies’

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Verizon is still giving out misinformation on this. A support representative confirmed to me in writing today that "As of February 1, 2015, Verizon Wireless will not send an identifier to third parties." However, it's still being sent, and a higher-up representative said later that a third-party identifier will currently always be sent, and there's no known timeframe for availability of an opt-out program.
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