cm0002@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agoI don't need no applemmy.mlimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1716arrow-down14
arrow-up1712arrow-down1imageI don't need no applemmy.mlcm0002@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up115·1 month agoAnd their app is just a wrapper for a webpage anyway.
minus-squareserenissi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 month agoIt is a wrapper where content blockers can’t be installed, unlike a browser.
minus-squareGlide@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up71·1 month agoExcept now the app pushes ads to you through notifications.
minus-squaredance_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 month agoAND harvests more data from your phone!
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up83·1 month 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-up21·1 month 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-up1·1 month agoCall history or what do you mean?
minus-squarePasta Dental@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up46·1 month 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-down1·1 month agoYou know you can just delete your advertising ID on Android without an issue
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoExplain how!
minus-squareSqueakyBeaver@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 month agoOn my phone (Pixel 8 running Android 15): Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Privacy controls -> Ads -> Delete advertising ID
minus-squareParadachshund@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 month agoOn mine it just has “get new advertising ID” EDIT: apparently this means I didn’t have one
minus-squarecoldsideofyourpillow@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoI shouldn’t have to do that.
And their app is just a wrapper for a webpage anyway.
Came here to say this exact thing.
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 harvests more data from your phone!
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?
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
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
I shouldn’t have to do that.