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Will EU regulate mobile apps and the two dominant platforms too? On web I'm safe using blockers, no JS etc. But on my phone I lack alternatives to suppress pri

Will EU regulate mobile apps and the two dominant platforms too? On web I'm safe using blockers, no JS etc. But on my phone I lack alternatives to suppress privacy abusers.

factotvm 7y ago
I believe Apple is trying to get in front of this, and hopefully that means Android isn’t far behind. https://www.consumerreports.org/software/apple-ios-13-will-include-more-privacy-protections/ https://www.consumerreports.org/software/apple-ios-13-will-i...
- jraph 7y ago
  Android is far ahead… as long as you only use AOSP or Lineage, avoid Google Apps and install apps from F-Droid and not from the Play Store.
  - mrtksn 7y ago
    That's not the Android that people are talking about.
    - jraph 7y ago
      Sure. The Android people are talking about exists so Google can control everyone's life. I would not trust it to protect my privacy.
    - lol768 7y ago
      Even on the Google Play Store, there's a browser called Firefox that supports the concept of "add-ons". I know these are a novelty on Android where most people use Chrome because it's pre-installed - but add-ons are small, self-contained downloadable additions to your browser. There are multiple such add-ons that will block ads for you. They also work in-app where the Firefox WebView/custom tab is used.
      - pmlnr 7y ago
        > I know these are a novelty on Android where most people use Chrome because it's pre-installed I still don't understand which law allows _not_ to show a choose your default browser installer, like Windows had to after the court decision.
        enedil 7y ago
        Are you in Europe? I am and recently I was asked this exactly question out of blue, and I was given 5 options (if I recall correctly).
        pmlnr 7y ago
        Yes. 5 options on Android and on iOS? Because if Windows had to, they should too.
        enedil 7y ago
        I don't have access to iOS devices, but this happened on 3 different Android phones. It wasn't on setup though.
        lol768 7y ago
        That's interesting, I've never experienced this myself. Wonder if there are any screenshots floating about on the web.
  - tryptophan 7y ago
    DNS666 is an open source local proxy for android that doesnt require root permissions. Filters out all ad traffic, from websites and in app crap. This is old tech, and it works very well, on any variant of android. Apple is the one that's very behind.
    - factotvm 7y ago
      I am talking about at the platform level. My mom isn’t going to install DNS666. She wouldn’t trust it.
      - pmlnr 7y ago
        > She wouldn’t trust it. Then ot doesn't matter. If she trusts Google, there's nothing to do.
AlchemistCamp 7y ago
Use the Duckduckgo app.
strictnein 7y ago
Use the Guardian App. Of course, privacy costs money in this day and age, so it depends on how much you value your privacy: https://guardianapp.com/ https://guardianapp.com/
SahAssar 7y ago
I don't think the GDPR separates apps or websites, but the difference is that with apps you often agree to their terms by downloading/buying it whereas with websites you really can't agree until after you open it.

Will EU regulate mobile apps and the two dominant platforms too? On web I'm safe using blockers, no JS etc. But on my phone I lack alternatives to suppress privacy abusers.

factotvm 7y ago

I believe Apple is trying to get in front of this, and hopefully that means Android isn’t far behind. https://www.consumerreports.org/software/apple-ios-13-will-include-more-privacy-protections/ https://www.consumerreports.org/software/apple-ios-13-will-i...

jraph 7y ago
Android is far ahead… as long as you only use AOSP or Lineage, avoid Google Apps and install apps from F-Droid and not from the Play Store.
- mrtksn 7y ago
  That's not the Android that people are talking about.
  - jraph 7y ago
    Sure. The Android people are talking about exists so Google can control everyone's life. I would not trust it to protect my privacy.
  - lol768 7y ago
    Even on the Google Play Store, there's a browser called Firefox that supports the concept of "add-ons". I know these are a novelty on Android where most people use Chrome because it's pre-installed - but add-ons are small, self-contained downloadable additions to your browser. There are multiple such add-ons that will block ads for you. They also work in-app where the Firefox WebView/custom tab is used.
    - pmlnr 7y ago
      > I know these are a novelty on Android where most people use Chrome because it's pre-installed I still don't understand which law allows _not_ to show a choose your default browser installer, like Windows had to after the court decision.
      - enedil 7y ago
        Are you in Europe? I am and recently I was asked this exactly question out of blue, and I was given 5 options (if I recall correctly).
        pmlnr 7y ago
        Yes. 5 options on Android and on iOS? Because if Windows had to, they should too.
        enedil 7y ago
        I don't have access to iOS devices, but this happened on 3 different Android phones. It wasn't on setup though.
        lol768 7y ago
        That's interesting, I've never experienced this myself. Wonder if there are any screenshots floating about on the web.
- tryptophan 7y ago
  DNS666 is an open source local proxy for android that doesnt require root permissions. Filters out all ad traffic, from websites and in app crap. This is old tech, and it works very well, on any variant of android. Apple is the one that's very behind.
  - factotvm 7y ago
    I am talking about at the platform level. My mom isn’t going to install DNS666. She wouldn’t trust it.
    - pmlnr 7y ago
      > She wouldn’t trust it. Then ot doesn't matter. If she trusts Google, there's nothing to do.

AlchemistCamp 7y ago

Use the Duckduckgo app.

strictnein 7y ago

Use the Guardian App. Of course, privacy costs money in this day and age, so it depends on how much you value your privacy: https://guardianapp.com/ https://guardianapp.com/

SahAssar 7y ago

I don't think the GDPR separates apps or websites, but the difference is that with apps you often agree to their terms by downloading/buying it whereas with websites you really can't agree until after you open it.