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

• Peffse@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  That’s the fun part. They come preinstalled!

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  • umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    some android phones go as far as come with an ununinstallable system app called “meta services” beyond the regular zucc apps.

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    • limerod@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      For those use Universal Android Debloater Or Canta with shizuku from android to install for the current user.

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  • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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 ⁨days⁩ ago

  No WhatsApp?

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  • TheLowestStone@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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

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    • LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      So you got all your friends, family and coworkers and acquaintances using Signal?

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      • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        So you got all your friends, family and coworkers and acquaintances using Signal?

        Only the ones I like.

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      • TheLowestStone@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Most of the people I talk to regularly, yes. I also use Discord for less private stuff, less personal contacts, and for video chat when I play D&D. I text with my wife and one friend who I mostly discuss D&D with. Both of them have Signal if I needed to reach out to them privately or while abroad. For the record, I would like to get off Discord but audio and video quality are really important to me and I haven’t found a good replacement yet.

        I also have a seperate (company paid) phone for all work communications. There’s ups and downs to that but it definitely contributes to my ability to be restrictive in what apps I put on my phone.

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  • Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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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