kshah, 6 months ago to india

the #zomato app in #india allows third-party tracking from an organization called "branch metrics" which makes ~84k attempts to fetch a whole host of user data in the span of ~7 hours.

thank fudge for the #duckduckgo app tracking protection feature on #android.

#privacy #leeches #fuckads

crashdoom, 7 months ago to random

Friendly reminder that VPNs won’t “keep you safe” online unless you’re a pirate, or doing shady stuff.

Know what will? Use an AdBlocker. Encourage everyone you know to use an AdBlocker.

Google and other ad providers don’t care about your safety or privacy, don’t vet their ads, and actively profit off of malicious ads and tracking.

Need proof? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/chrome-users-beware-manifest-v3-deceitful-and-threatening

#FuckGoogle #FuckAds #UseAdBlockers