Device.getInfo pollutes localStorage without warning/consent

[boennemann]

Bug Report

Plugin(s)

device

Platform(s)

web

Current Behavior

When calling Device.getInfo() on the web this plugins writes a unique id to the localStorage.

Expected Behavior

Storing information on the users device requires consent under the EPrivacy Regulation

It is totally unexpected that an innocent sounding API like getInfo is actually creating the information in question, writing to the disk and thus very likely messing with the compliance of the consuming application.

This functionality should either be warned about, or even better not be the default.

Code Reproduction

await Device.getInfo()
localStorage.getItem('_capuid')

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