Yeah? That makes perfect sense, don’t use it beyond a basic device verification, for example verifying if the device has already been used in a promo or stolen.
Those are instances where you need to check the device itself not the user.
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dohpaz42@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Apple urges developers to not use DeviceCheck for anything beyond basic device verification, and if you’re a developer that’s also misusing it, then you should definitely cease that—there are probably more reliable ways to check whether it’s the same user trying to access an account from a device or not.
Sounds reasonable…
But then, why would you use it?
For example, you might use this data to identify devices that have already taken advantage of a promotional offer that you provide, or to flag a device that you’ve determined to be fraudulent.
Oh, ok. Wait, what? But…
Deceptichum@quokk.au 3 weeks ago
dev_null@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
So getting my iPhone repaired can ban me from a promo that I haven’t used yet? How does that make sense.
Giooschi@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Luckily Apple strictly controls the App Store and will never allow apps to abuse this, right? Right?