Re: Google Android "DSID" cookie, Android ID & Android System SafetyCore

From	"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android, alt.privacy, uk.telecom.mobile
Subject	Re: Google Android "DSID" cookie, Android ID & Android System SafetyCore
Date	2025-03-18 21:36 +0100
Message-ID	<j22palx07c.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink)
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On 2025-03-18 20:39, David Wade wrote:
> On 18/03/2025 19:17, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>> On 2025-03-17 22:35, David Wade wrote:
>>> On 17/03/2025 20:28, Marion wrote:
>>>> On 17 Mar 2025 15:44:15 GMT, Frank Slootweg wrote :
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Google has a specific term for this "country of the account"
>>>>> attribute, but I can't remember the name and it's too much effort 
>>>>> to try
>>>>> to dig it up again.
>>>>
>>>> The term you're looking for is likely "Google Play country".
>>>> Sometimes it's called the "Play Store country".
>>>> <https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/299769746/important- 
>>>> information-regarding-google-play-country-settings-you-should-know? 
>>>> hl=en>
>>>>
>>>> It affects:
>>>> a. Content Availability
>>>> b. Pricing and Payment Methods
>>>> c. Legal and Regulatory Compliance
>>>>
>>>> *How to change your Google Play country*
>>>> <https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/7431675?hl=en>
>>>>
>>>> Warning: There is a waiting period, and it's long (12 months!)
>>>> before you can change it again, so don't change it lightly!
>>>> <https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/7431675? 
>>>> hl=en#:~:text=After%20you%20initially%20set%20up,you%20can%20make%20another%20change>
>>>
>>> Which is why I have two accounts on my phone...
>>
>> Caray.
>>
>> And this because entities like Eroski says you can only have their app 
>> if you are permanently living in Spain and have a Spanish phone. 
>> Visitors are not allowed. This is ridiculous.
> 
> At least Eroski, which is a Spanish supermarket chain doesn't Geofence 
> their on-line ordering web site. The Carrefore Spain web site blocks me 
> when I am in the UK but give a spurious message about invalid e-mail 
> address. I also have a dual-sim phone. Eroski won't deliver white goods 
> without a Spanish mobile number.

Yeah, I noticed when I send links to friends abroad pointing to some 
stuff at Leroy Merlin, they are blocked, can not even see it. Some days 
they can, some days they can not.

> 
>>
>> I have some Canadian applications because I visit there when I can. 
>> Things for finding the correct city bus, for instance. I see I have 
>> been fortunate that they did not geoblock it.
>>
> 
> Oddly, the first app I hit this with was for the local bus service. Just 
> the sort of thing a tourist might need. However it seems to have gone 
> altogether from the Web Store.

Right!

> 
> Dave


-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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