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Dolphin browser HD for Android is now updated to 7.3 with more features

• nl 15y ago
  Does Dolphin still phone home? [1] [1] http://androidunderground.blogspot.com/2011/11/dolphin-browser-phones-home-again-heres.html http://androidunderground.blogspot.com/2011/11/dolphin-brows...
  • bookwormAT 15y ago
    "The new Dolphin sends your Android ID (a number that stays with your phone forever), a Dolphin client ID, your carrier and phone specifications to https://tracken.dolphin-browser.com https://tracken.dolphin-browser.com. Isn't this very similar to how almost every web application does user tracking? E.g. I'm sure Amazon does track what browsers individual customers use to visit amazon.xx . The device ID might be different to a user account, because the user does not need to log into a service first. Since it is unique to a device and therefore a very useful information if you want to keep statistics.
    • nl 15y ago
      Cookies are very different - you can control how your browser handles them, and you can delete them. The Android ID cannot be changed (although if you root your phone you might be able to - not sure about that)
      • bookwormAT 15y ago
        I was not thinking about cookies, but simple account information and HTTP request information. And I agree that there is a difference between an account that I log in and a unique device id. But then, you need to accept a permission that the application can access the device id on android. My main point is that the data that is collected here is not that different from what you get from an apache log: What type of (device, browser) the request comes from, what display resolution he has, the orgin of the request (ip,locale)etc.