app.adjust.com: Adjust Tracker Exposed | Privacy Auditor
- Privacy Auditor Research Team
- Privacy , Trackers
- June 6, 2025
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app.adjust.com: How Adjust Tracks Your App Usage
Adjust’s tracker, app.adjust.com
, watches your app installs and usage patterns, collecting data to evaluate marketing campaigns for app developers and advertisers. This invasive tracking jeopardizes your privacy. Here’s what it does and how to resist.
What Is app.adjust.com?
Adjust is a mobile attribution and analytics platform, helping app makers track campaign success. This domain logs your app interactions for those insights. Privacy Auditors are alarmed by its data collection scope.
Data It Collects
When you use apps with Adjust, it captures:
- IP Address: Links your actions to a location.
- Geolocation: Approximates position via IP or device.
- App Install Data: Logs install time and source.
- Usage Behavior: Tracks actions and time in apps.
- User ID: Follows you across sessions.
- Device Info: Notes OS, hardware, and browser.
- Session ID: Monitors activity in one visit.
- Cookie IDs: Tags for ongoing tracking.
This data builds a profile of your app engagement.
Who Gets Your Data?
Adjust shares your information with:
- App Developers: Using Adjust for analytics.
- Ad Networks: For campaign tracking.
- Cloud Providers: Hosting your data.
- Government Entities: Sharing IP or IDs on legal demand.
How to Protect Yourself
Privacy Auditors Institute recommends these steps:
- Block Trackers: Stop
app.adjust.com
with Privacy Auditor tools. - Use a VPN: Hide your IP with Mullvad.
- Switch to Privacy Browsers: Firefox or Tor for safety.
- Disable JavaScript: Stops scripts, though sites may fail.
- Clear Cookies: Wipe tags frequently.
Combine these for a strong privacy defense.
Sources
- Adjust Privacy Policy: https://www.adjust.com/terms/privacy-policy/
Warning
The app.adjust.com
tracker grabs invasive data like your IP address and app install data. Secure yourself with Privacy Auditor’s blockers and a VPN like Mullvad.
This is a legal disclaimer. All information is provided for educational purposes only.
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