@cm0002 to Lemmy Shitpost • 13 hours agoI don't need no applemmy.mlimagemessage-square16arrow-up1510arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1508arrow-down1imageI don't need no applemmy.ml@cm0002 to Lemmy Shitpost • 13 hours agomessage-square16cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@halcyoncmdrlinkEnglish76•12 hours agoAnd their app is just a wrapper for a webpage anyway.
minus-squarePasta Dentallinkfedilink30•11 hours 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-square@KuroiKazelink6•9 hours agoYou know you can just delete your advertising ID on Android without an issue
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•6 hours agoOn my phone (Pixel 8 running Android 15): Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Privacy controls -> Ads -> Delete advertising ID
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink44•12 hours agoExcept now the app pushes ads to you through notifications.
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️link54•12 hours 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish13•11 hours agoU forgot about search history. It’s one of the most outrageous things that I cannot think of a legitimate use of it.
And their app is just a wrapper for a webpage anyway.
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
Click the first link
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!
Came here to say this exact thing.