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Why is connect tracking so much? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by couragethebravedog@lemmy.world to c/lemmyconnect@lemmy.ca

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I use jerboa, liftoff, and connect. Connect is the only one that has this kind of tracking going on.

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[–] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

Still seeing lots of tracking even when opening links externally. What's going on?

[–] Cloudless@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That's why I prefer to use open source solutions.

[–] kuneho@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

so then you realize the shit you visit from in-app webview does all the tracking

[–] couragethebravedog@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

FOSS apps can be just as malicious as non FOSS apps.

[–] Synthead@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

You're absolutely correct, but proprietary software has been overwhelmingly more malicious than most FOSS. Plus, you can determine that FOSS is malicious, where it can be difficult to do the same with proprietary software.

Nobody turns FOSS into proprietary software with the goal of reducing the possibility of it being malicious. That just doesn't make sense.

[–] thenicnet@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is that app tracking protection a newer android thing?

[–] KitchenNo2246@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's using the Duckduckgo app

[–] thenicnet@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Oh, nice. Thanks.

[–] moitoi@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Firefox the usual add-ons to block them

[–] couragethebravedog@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I have all the usual add ons in Firefox.