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by ffpip 6y ago
Android can be profitable. All the ripoffs like OneUI and MIUI have a shitload of ads. So charge them a small amount per device. Chrome will have default search engine as Google. It is already profitable.
782.
by ffpip 6y ago
You make it run on startup. Also set a global shorcut like alt+shift+E
783.
by ffpip 6y ago
Have you not used Bing recently? I've getting 3 ads for edge.
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Gmail has a new logo that’s a lot more Google(theverge.com)
2 points by ffpip 6y ago|0 comments
785.
Happy 10 Years of F-Droid(forum.f-droid.org)
3 points by ffpip 6y ago|0 comments
786.
by ffpip 6y ago
https://web.archive.org/web/20180731111417/https://www.reddi... I don't think he was ever on that page
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by ffpip 6y ago
> I guess I could have disabled update, but I wanted that for other things.
788.
by ffpip 6y ago
I think you are underestimating the Indian govt's determination to force anything on citizens in the name of patriotism. If this store is actually true, a law will definitely be passed to make sure this app is preinstalled with root ac
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by ffpip 6y ago
It's not about selling your store activity. The apps on these stores do not comply with basic guideline like having a privacy policy, not forcing users to give access to all permissions, etc.
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Reddit now forcing users to sign up/use app to view comments/subs on mobile web(telegra.ph)
7 points by ffpip 6y ago|1 comments
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by ffpip 6y ago
It's visible by just checking DNS logs. https://brave.com/ios-browser-first-run/ Scroll down to Firefox.
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by ffpip 6y ago
Even amazon does this. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/alexa-traffic-rank... 700k users
793.
by ffpip 6y ago
Dupe - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24651825
794.
by ffpip 6y ago
You click the link. You get an ID assigned to you. You install the app. It calls back home with the ID and a list of specific apps on your Android. This tracking is happens continuously. You have to go to the settings and toggle the data co
795.
by ffpip 6y ago
> Complains about facebook by saying it tracks users. > Links to a facebook owned company (giphy) in the next image.
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by ffpip 6y ago
> Like yeah its default browser is Google because that's the way they can pay developers to work on it. Not many people complain about this btw. It's a foolish argument. If Yahoo or DDG is the default, most people will just swi
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by ffpip 6y ago
privacy.resistfingerprinting is strictly for advanced users. Always attach a huge warning when asking people to enable it. Examples of breakage - while enabling 2FA on any site, or using sites that offer the ability to edit photos, canvas p
798.
by ffpip 6y ago
Did you click on the play store link? It is not linked directly to the play store. it is run through a tracking company first, which then assigns a unique ID to your installation for knowing what caused users to install firefox. The ID is p
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by ffpip 6y ago
Unique Id is hardly anonymous. Anonymous tracking is already part of the URL. The ?utm_source=unfck part of the URL helps Mozilla know how many people installed Firefox from that link.
800.
by ffpip 6y ago
Clicking on the link shown on the website assigns a unique ID to your version of Firefox downloaded from the playstore. Every user gets a unique ID. This ID is sent back to 'Adjust' when you install the app. So much for unfcking t
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by ffpip 6y ago
No, Bananas is 53%
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Reliance Jio arbitarily blocks Twitch in India
4 points by ffpip 6y ago|0 comments
803.
by ffpip 6y ago
Exactly. I've never heard any of his podcasts and now I went to watch his video with Snowden.
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by ffpip 6y ago
That app doesn't require root. Click here - https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway/releases/download/v5.0.9b/A... install,open, grant permissions and turn on logging. It's in the menu at the bot
805.
by ffpip 6y ago
One reason why Google spends so much on security is because they collect so much. Imagine if they got pwned. Literally everything about every person in the world leaks. Like everything
806.
by ffpip 6y ago
Install the app. Then close all apps and don't browse any sites for 1 hour. Then open the app and check the logs. Just see if it phones home to Facebook, Taboola, Google, Adjust and some other 200 or so companies.
807.
by ffpip 6y ago
I'm sure many people (even on HN) don't really realise when and where their phone calls home. If anybody is interested install this on Android and just run it for an hour to see the DNS logs. You can uninstall it later. https:&#x
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by ffpip 6y ago
> new Google account will tap into the "cookie," or data file, already associated with an individual's computer. This made me laugh. Now every site except HN has some Google scripts and cookies on it.
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by ffpip 6y ago
> But it may reawaken people to the fact that there are search privacy issues
810.
by ffpip 6y ago
No. I posted this via Firefox. It even got submitted. When I checked yesterday, it had zero comments so I didn't look into it. Now it's on the front page.

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