cm0002@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 months agoI don't need no applemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1716arrow-down14
arrow-up1712arrow-down1external-linkI don't need no applemmy.mlcm0002@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up115·3 months agoAnd their app is just a wrapper for a webpage anyway.
minus-squareGlide@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up71·3 months agoExcept now the app pushes ads to you through notifications.
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up83·3 months 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 months 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 months agoCall history or what do you mean?
minus-squaredance_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·3 months agoAND harvests more data from your phone!
minus-squarePasta Dental@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up46·3 months 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 months agoYou know you can just delete your advertising ID on Android without an issue
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 months agoExplain how!
minus-squareSqueakyBeaver@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 months agoOn my phone (Pixel 8 running Android 15): Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Privacy controls -> Ads -> Delete advertising ID
minus-squareParadachshund@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-23 months agoOn mine it just has “get new advertising ID” EDIT: apparently this means I didn’t have one
minus-squarecoldsideofyourpillow@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoI shouldn’t have to do that.
minus-squareserenissi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·3 months 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.