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App developers find out about this practice as it gets more commonplace. They add a check for 'empty' data or resolution failures. If these checks notice that y
by grenoire 6y ago
App developers find out about this practice as it gets more commonplace. They add a check for 'empty' data or resolution failures. If these checks notice that you had been providing null or fake data, the app now gives you an intrusive yet pleading popup to please lift the privacy measures.
You get annoyed, resenting the fact that your friends are using this piece of garbage. Reluctantly you lift the measures, forget about it, and just keep using the app.
- Redoubts 6y agoThat would get you banned in the Apple App Store
- userbinator 6y agoJust like with adblockers and anti-adblockers, you then go one level deeper... It's a cat-and-mouse game. As long as you have full control over your device, you win.
- matheusmoreira 6y agoAt some point we're going to have to reverse engineer apps and come up with hopefully free software replacements...
- deleted 6y ago[deleted]