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		revetkn on March 22, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iOS developers: Say goodbye to UDIDs Vendor identifier is user-resettable. Storing UUIDs fails on reinstalls. MAC is persistent, as are other tricks like keychain storage

derefr on March 22, 2013 [–]

> Vendor identifier is user-resettable.

And that is a feature, not a problem to be worked around. :)

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