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• NGnius@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This is the sort of app that really needs to be open source or at least open dataset. Right now there’s no way to see if their data is reliable. Aurora Store tells me that app has tracking in it (minor, but still, ewww), which is also concerning, so I’m not going to install it to find out if that information is at least provided in-app.

  Oh also it’s developed by this super generic-looking company BashSquare. Overall not very confidence-inspiring.

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  • kadup@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You can’t trust those “app has tracking in it” flags because they usually have scary wording for extremely basic and normal things that wouldn’t impact your privacy.

    An app anonymously tracks if an user clicks a button or not. This becomes “ThIs APp pHOnEs HomE tRaCkiNg uSErS”

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    • NGnius@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’d be inclined to agree if it wasn’t broken down into more detail than what I actually shared. The app includes ads and one of the trackers is Google AdMob, so that’s definitely not anonymous tracking. It’s also impossible* to be sure whether the other two trackers, Google Crashlytics and Firebase Analytics, are anonymous.

      *without reading the source code, at least

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    • grue@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      An app anonymously tracks if an user clicks a button or not. This becomes “ThIs APp pHOnEs HomE tRaCkiNg uSErS”

      That is not normal and I absolutely object to it! Fuck anybody who wants to normalize that.

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  • Keeponstalin@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I don’t know anything about BashSquare, but the developer is Ahmed Bashbash, a Palestinian software engineer from Gaza residing in Hungary.

    Here’s the About page:

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    As far as what’s on the boycott list, it follows the official boycott list from my knowledge and gives an explanation on why a brand is boycotted

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    It works without camera access if you have no need to scan barcodes, it does need network to access the boycott list information. It doesn’t need notification or sensor access to work. At least on grapheneos

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    • NGnius@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That’s quite compelling but I still can’t find any official confirmation of that information. The BashSquare website doesn’t mention any employees but does mention the app (and their website is on the G Play store). IMO the information you’ve provided is enough to confirm it uses some of the public boycott list, but could still be omitting things (though very unlikely; that would be a wild Israeli misinformation campaign).

      The boycott website doesn’t provide barcode prefixes for companies to boycott, which means there is still some information that isn’t verifiable, and it’s one of the more crucial parts of the app’s functionality (if you’re not scanning barcodes you could just use the website). I did manage to find a way to look up barcode prefixes but there was no mention of a public API so it makes me think that either they’re part of the app (see qualms about open/verifiable dataset) or the app is using some proprietary API/scraper to get that info.

      Thanks for the info!

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  • jimmy90@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    does it contain information on the leadership of these companies

    a lot of lemmy commenters support further action against chief executives and particularly genocide supporting chief executives

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• ramenshaman@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Could it not just be a website? Trying to minimize the number of apps on my phone.

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  • Keeponstalin@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    boycott-israel.org looks to have a search option, otherwise there is the BDS website bdsmovement.net/Act-Now-Against-These-Companies-P…

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  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Right? Why does everything need to be a goddamn app

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  • jagged_circle@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    iirc you just have to memorize a few numbers at the start of the barcode

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• MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Fuck Israel, genocidal scum!

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  • samus12345@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Stop right there, genocidal scum!

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    • JigglySackles@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You’ve violated international law! Subject yourself to the ICC and pay your fine!

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• Ledericas@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  ben and jerrys, original owners tried to fight UNILEVER on thier ice cream being sold in israel? unilever ovverulled them.

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  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    After Unilever apparently guaranteed not to interfere in their political activism when buying the brand. I believe they’re currently in court about it

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  • RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    And both men are Jewish men who are supporters of Palestine.

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    • Squizzy@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Jewish antisemites I imagine they are being called by some of the baddies

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• PlaidBaron@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  For my Canadian peeps, use Buy Beaver to boycott Israel AND US products.

  Or whatever other shit-ass country you dont want to support.

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  • Tronn4@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’d buy beaver

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    • 0x0@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’ve bought beaver.

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• humble_boatsman@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’m new to this but my app store uses exodus to rate privacy of apps. It rates this app at 6/10. You all trust or use exodus? Wouldnt use this app anyway as I agree it should be open sourced. Especially using camera to scan items.

  Exodus privacy rating

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• entwine413@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I wouldn’t install it in the US, since boycotting Israel is apparently antisemitic. Especially not if you’re not a full fledged citizen.

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  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’m a citizen and I have it installed. Agree that visiting guests shouldn’t have it for safety.

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• JustJack23@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Ah so cool, but is there an open source alternative?

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• jeena@piefed.jeena.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It wasn't on my bingo card that

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  Would make a come back but this time the Israel state doing the genocide.

  I understand auch that many Israeli people are supporting it, but not all of them. It's a fucked up situation.

  At the same time,, somehow the 'don't buy from the russian' doesn't seem to be very effective, so I can't see this working either.

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  • scott@lemmy.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The BDS movement is based on the movement by the same name targeted at apartheid South Africa, which did have a significant impact in getting rid of the regime. That said the amount of money Americans are compelled legally to spend on Israel vastly outstrips any changes regular people could make in their daily lives so idk how effective it can be in this case. The American empire seems inextricably tied to Israeli dominance these days.

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• PostaL@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What I do is have a ChatGPT conversation that I prompted so that when I tell it a brand name, it will answer with <Owning company> - <County of the company>

  No need for more complications.

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  • noxypaws@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    What I do is have a ChatGPT conversation

    Nothing worthwhile ever happens after chatgpt is invoked. Why even mention it, as if for some reason you aren’t ashamed to admit to using it?

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    • PostaL@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Do you think that app uses something else behind the scenes? Ha…

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• nokturne213@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  For iOS users apps.apple.com/us/app/no-thanks-app/id6476206516

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• FelixCress@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Looking at the list of brands it is not realistic to entirely avoid them. What I wouldn’t mind is almost a traffic light system where I could avoid companies with ties to Israeli defence sector, illegal settlements etc as well as products manufactured in Israel.

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• Maximumbird@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The company I work for uses tons of tools from a company by the name “ISCAR” which I recently learned means “Israelian carbide”

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• FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This is useful information. Thank you.

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• mannycalavera@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Your emails and download details have now been passed to the IDF.

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• match@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  but that’s illegal!

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  • chiliedogg@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    In Texas, government organizations not only can’t divest from aisrael, but also can’t award contracts to anyone who divest from Israel or speaks ill of it.

    It’s insane. When analyzing bids for janitorial services for City Hall a few weeks back, I was required to vett them for their stance on Israel.

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• jol@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I wish there was an alternative for soda stream compatible gas tanks around me.

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  • CoachDom@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You could potentially save yourself some money and get yourself a food grade CO2 tank and refill the cartridges at home.

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    • jol@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That seems like a bit too much for my personal use…

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• Jimmycakes@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I know waze is but I’m keeping it

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  • SulaymanF@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Waze was sold to Google though.

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    • Jimmycakes@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I think the devs that built it still manage it and are Israeli. Google just owns the company. I haven’t really looked it up much since I read the news of the sale years ago but that’s how it was then. No matter I’m keeping it.

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  • 0x0@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    There’s magic earth.

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