cm0002@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 16 days agoI don't need no appexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1716arrow-down14
arrow-up1712arrow-down1external-linkI don't need no appcm0002@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 16 days agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up115·16 days agoAnd their app is just a wrapper for a webpage anyway.
minus-squareGlide@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up71·16 days agoExcept now the app pushes ads to you through notifications.
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up83·16 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-up21·15 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-up1·15 days agoCall history or what do you mean?
minus-squaredance_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·16 days agoAND harvests more data from your phone!
minus-squarePasta Dental@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up46·15 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-down1·15 days agoYou know you can just delete your advertising ID on Android without an issue
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·15 days agoExplain how!
minus-squareSqueakyBeaver@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·15 days agoOn my phone (Pixel 8 running Android 15): Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Privacy controls -> Ads -> Delete advertising ID
minus-squareParadachshund@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-215 days agoOn mine it just has “get new advertising ID” EDIT: apparently this means I didn’t have one
minus-squarecoldsideofyourpillow@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 days agoI shouldn’t have to do that.
minus-squareserenissi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·14 days agoIt is a wrapper where content blockers can’t be installed, unlike a browser.
And their app is just a wrapper for a webpage anyway.
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
Explain how!
On my phone (Pixel 8 running Android 15):
Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Privacy controls -> Ads -> Delete advertising ID
On mine it just has “get new advertising ID”
EDIT: apparently this means I didn’t have one
Nifty. Just deleted mine.
Click the first link
I shouldn’t have to do that.
It is a wrapper where content blockers can’t be installed, unlike a browser.
Came here to say this exact thing.