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I have the FB app but rarely use it. Why would it be phoning home when I don't have it open?
by Graffur 5y ago
I have the FB app but rarely use it. Why would it be phoning home when I don't have it open?
- kaba0 5y agoTo check for notifications? I’m fairly sure they haven’t implemented a complex AI model to determine that “you are using it rarely”, so the check it out each n minutes is a constant thing.
- KennyBlanken 5y agoOn Android, most notifications are handled by Google Cloud Messaging. The app/site developer pushes a notification to GCM, which then puts up the notification on your device. The ugly white elephant in the room is that Google sees the text of the notification; it's not e2ee'd. Some more privacy-oriented apps implement GCM such that it just "pokes" the app on your phone to say "hey, check in with us" and the app then fetches the notification text etc. directly. But Google still knows that you got an event from what app.
- Graffur 5y agoI have all notifications from FB turned off. Also, that would not be a complex AI model...