cm0002@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 days agoI don't need no applemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1711arrow-down14
arrow-up1707arrow-down1external-linkI don't need no applemmy.mlcm0002@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up113·3 days agoAnd their app is just a wrapper for a webpage anyway.
minus-squareserenissi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 days agoIt is a wrapper where content blockers can’t be installed, unlike a browser.
minus-squareGlide@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up67·3 days agoExcept now the app pushes ads to you through notifications.
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up80·3 days agoAnd it wants permissions to: Camera Microphone Location Media Contacts Call History Read SMS Messages Make and Receive Calls …And will throw an absolute hissy fit and refuse to load without explanation if you deny any of them.
minus-squaresleen@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·3 days agoU forgot about search history. It’s one of the most outrageous things that I cannot think of a legitimate use of it.
minus-squareFisch@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoCall history or what do you mean?
minus-squaredance_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·3 days agoAND harvests more data from your phone!
minus-squarePasta Dental@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up45·3 days agoDoesn’t matter, the app has access to a unique device ID as well as an advertising id that the os provides free of charge without any user prompt! And that happens on both iOS and Android! How magnificent
minus-squareKuroiKaze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·3 days agoYou know you can just delete your advertising ID on Android without an issue
minus-squarecoldsideofyourpillow@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI shouldn’t have to do that.
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 days agoExplain how!
minus-squareSqueakyBeaver@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 days agoOn my phone (Pixel 8 running Android 15): Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Privacy controls -> Ads -> Delete advertising ID
minus-squareParadachshund@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-23 days agoOn mine it just has “get new advertising ID” EDIT: apparently this means I didn’t have one
And their app is just a wrapper for a webpage anyway.
It is a wrapper where content blockers can’t be installed, unlike a browser.
Except now the app pushes ads to you through notifications.
And it wants permissions to:
…And will throw an absolute hissy fit and refuse to load without explanation if you deny any of them.
U forgot about search history. It’s one of the most outrageous things that I cannot think of a legitimate use of it.
Call history or what do you mean?
AND harvests more data from your phone!
Doesn’t matter, the app has access to a unique device ID as well as an advertising id that the os provides free of charge without any user prompt! And that happens on both iOS and Android! How magnificent
You know you can just delete your advertising ID on Android without an issue
I shouldn’t have to do that.
Explain how!
On my phone (Pixel 8 running Android 15):
Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Privacy controls -> Ads -> Delete advertising ID
Nifty. Just deleted mine.
On mine it just has “get new advertising ID”
EDIT: apparently this means I didn’t have one
Click the first link
Came here to say this exact thing.