diff --git a/static/faq.html b/static/faq.html index 7075ba9b..d95e29e8 100644 --- a/static/faq.html +++ b/static/faq.html @@ -296,9 +296,14 @@ encoded string, unique to each combination of profile and app signing key. The 64-bit limitation means it isn't particularly useful due to the possibility of collisions. It's tied to the lifetime of profiles and does not persist through profile deletion or - a factory reset. This is comparable to an app storing a 64-bit random value in the - app-specific external storage directory. In the future, GrapheneOS will likely change - this to be tied to the lifetime of app installations rather than profiles.
+ a factory reset. This is comparable to an app targeting the legacy storage model + storing a 64-bit random value in the app-specific external storage directory. In the + future, GrapheneOS will likely change this to be tied to the lifetime of app + installations rather than profiles. Even then, profiles should be used when separate + identities are desired. An app could still track the identity of the profile through + data you give it access to or via data another app chooses to share with them. + Profiles can be used as temporary ephemeral identifies by creating them for a specific + need and then deleting them.The advertising ID is a Google Play services feature not included in the baseline Android API, so it isn't an API included in GrapheneOS. The advertising ID is unique