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> the presence of ads is proof positive that I'm being spied on There is such a thing as non-targeted advertising. An app developer can solicit money from spon
by nybble41 8y ago
> the presence of ads is proof positive that I'm being spied on
There is such a thing as non-targeted advertising. An app developer can solicit money from sponsors to have their ads included in the app and displayed at particular times without sending any data back to either the developer or the advertiser. This is how advertising worked back before every app started demanding a continuous Internet connection even for basic non-network functions.
- JohnFen 8y agoYes, there is indeed. But it's very rare, and I can't tell whether or not those are the sorts of ads being used, so I have to assume they're all bad. Almost all app developers who include advertising are using third party libraries to do the ads, after all.