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

Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• artocode404@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Seems like it’s transferred through a cookie and javascript, so in theory you can block it with ublock or noscript and the like, but a sure way to block is to not have meta apps installed on your phone (or not signed in).

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  • Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I don’t have any Meta apps installed. :)

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    • Peffse@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That’s the fun part. They come preinstalled!

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      • umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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      • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I’m so quick to install a custom ROM, I forgot the spyware comes pre-installed. Ugh.

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    • LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      No WhatsApp?

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      • TheLowestStone@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I’d nail my foot to the floor before I installed WhatsApp.

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      • Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Got me on that one! I forgot about WhatsApps.

        For what it’s worth I didn’t have it logged in until last week when I needed to get in touch with someone.

        I will need to log out.

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• carrylex@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Check that “Filter lists > Privacy > Block outsider intrusion into LAN” is enabled and you should be fine

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• Frellwit@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  EasyPrivacy should block Meta and Yandex pixels by default. If you have the knowledge you can put uBO in “hard mode” which will block all 3p connections. It requires you to know which CDNs to allow or websites will be broken.

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  • Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I am aware of hardmode, I used to use NoScript.

    It’s a bit too much work these days.

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