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Everyone knows all the apps on your phone

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1192 points gniting | 1 comments | 29 Mar 25 21:26 UTC | HN request time: 0.255s | source
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DevKoala ◴[30 Mar 25 01:13 UTC] No.43520286[source]▶
> How is knowing whether I have the Xbox or the Playstation app installed on my phone essential to their Swiggy's core functionality? How will knowing if I have the Naukri or Upstox app help them deliver groceries to my doorstep?

It is for fingerprinting purposes

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1. nom ◴[30 Mar 25 13:39 UTC] No.43524110[source]▶
It also checks for popular remote desktop apps (allow incoming connections to the phone) which could be used to increase scam success rate.

Same with banks apps, if you are a scammer it's really useful to know beforehand what kind of bank the target uses.

There are probably a whole bunch of groups who have a purposes for this kind of info, especially if they can link it to the phone number.