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If you really care about this kind of stuff, a simple AdGuard or Pi-hole setup can block all these requests across your network.
by cloudking 2y ago
If you really care about this kind of stuff, a simple AdGuard or Pi-hole setup can block all these requests across your network.
- talldayo 2y agoI've always found it funny how is Android being better at blocking Google requests than iOS is. You'd think Apple wouldn't be so willing to sell out their users for a sketchy default, but apparently a captive userbase doesn't have much say in the matter anyways.
- albumen 2y agoCitation needed. This 2018 study [1] looks at google data collection on android and iOS in various aspects, and concludes that android devices send quite a bit more to Google than iOS devices. [1]: https://digitalcontentnext.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/DCN-Google-Data-Collection-Paper.pdf https://digitalcontentnext.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/DC...
- talldayo 2y agoAndroid lets you control your phone's firewall completely. iOS doesn't, case closed.
- Lammy 2y agoYou are technically correct, but one shouldn't have to be In The Know to avoid this stuff. Computers should not be privacy-adversarial by default. This is the same mindset that shames people for their “unhealthy food choices” when the most widely available, widely affordable, and widely advertised food is sugary corn slop.