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Completely anecdotal: I have no facebook apps or social media on my android except for whatsapp, and I never use anything else from them. I see between 400 and
by blackbear_ 7y ago
Completely anecdotal: I have no facebook apps or social media on my android except for whatsapp, and I never use anything else from them. I see between 400 and 500 calls to graph.facebook.com _every day_
- gvurrdon 7y agoI see a few on iOS from time to time, but they are blocked by Adblock Pro with a hosts file listing Facebook servers.
- NikolaeVarius 7y agoWebsites and apps use Facebook apis. Nothing conspiritorial about that
- tobr 7y agoOn the contrary, it fits the definition of conspiracy pretty well.
- NikolaeVarius 7y agoExplain.
- kevin_thibedeau 7y agoFacebook has bought their way into tracking people who are not users of their service with no notification and no opportunity to opt in or out.
- tobr 7y agoI’ll give you a definition of “conspiracy”: a group of actors that coordinate in secret to achieve something harmful or unethical. I’m not sure what to explain.
- NikolaeVarius 7y agoIts not really a secret if it outright tells you what is happening. Its like claiming at all 3rd party JS is a conspiracy.
- stiray 7y agoInstall NetGuard https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard (no root needed) and block them. I am also using XPrivacy Lua (you need rooted phone) https://github.com/M66B/XPrivacyLua https://github.com/M66B/XPrivacyLua to give applications fake details like android id, gps coordinates, contacts etc. For a nice addition, uninstall all google software and use microg instead.
- prophesi 7y agoNetGuard looks nice. I do think their reason for not having an F-Droid release is unsatisfactory, though. https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/blob/master/FAQ.md#user-content-faq15 https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/blob/master/FAQ.md#user-con... That same logic applies to the Play Store, as it's up to the whims of Google if they roll out your update.
- stiray 7y agoHe probably pulled out classic "its for security reason" PR stunt. :D Anyway, the guy is legend since its XPrivacy hit android...
- freeone3000 7y agoWhatsApp is a facebook app.
- mandelbrotwurst 7y agoHa, the person you're replying to even wrote "except for Whatsapp"! That's curious...