cm0002@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 29 days agoI don't need no applemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkI don't need no applemmy.mlcm0002@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 29 days agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·29 days agoAnd their app is just a wrapper for a webpage anyway.
minus-squareGlide@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoExcept now the app pushes ads to you through notifications.
minus-squaredance_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoAND harvests more data from your phone!
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 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-up0·29 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-squareserenissi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·28 days agoIt is a wrapper where content blockers can’t be installed, unlike a browser.
minus-squarePasta Dental@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 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-up0·29 days agoYou know you can just delete your advertising ID on Android without an issue
minus-squarecoldsideofyourpillow@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·28 days agoI shouldn’t have to do that.
minus-squareSqueakyBeaver@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoOn my phone (Pixel 8 running Android 15): Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Privacy controls -> Ads -> Delete advertising ID
minus-squareParadachshund@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-228 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.
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.
It is a wrapper where content blockers can’t be installed, unlike a browser.
Came here to say this exact thing.
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
On mine it just has “get new advertising ID”
EDIT: apparently this means I didn’t have one
Click the first link