Comment on Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users’ web browsing identifiers

PotatoLibre@feddit.it ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• MaggiWuerze@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Facebook, Instagram or Yandex. Question is if any Meta App (eg WhatsApp) does the same

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  • Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It definitely was enough for me to get rid of WhatsApp. But I was kind of looking for an excuse

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    • MaggiWuerze@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Would love to as well, but my Grandmas don’t want to switch after finally learning how WhatsApp works

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      • Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Yeah, my big one was a friend living overseas but I finally got it sorted and they’re on signal now 😅

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    • sculd@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      WhatsApp is the more difficult one because some use it for work.

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      • PotatoLibre@feddit.it ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Then probably you can use an aggregator like Franz.

        Never tested, but I guess you can throw the Meta app away then.

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  • PotatoLibre@feddit.it ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I don’t use much of Fb (or Ig, BlueSky), but I always use them on browser even on the phone. I’ve any app installed for social medias except Lemmy.

    In my case they shouldn’t be able to track me, or?

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• cotlovan@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Samsung phones come with Facebook services pre-installed, with no way to remove it.

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  • PotatoLibre@feddit.it ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I guess you can deactivate them.

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    • notastatist@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah, but then their spyware is stoll on your storage.

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  • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    One of the things that pushed me into the loving arms of GrapheneOS actually.

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