Wahots@pawb.social to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 7 months agoYouTube is finally cracking down on third-party apps like ReVancedwww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down138file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up187arrow-down1external-linkYouTube is finally cracking down on third-party apps like ReVancedwww.androidpolice.comWahots@pawb.social to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square69fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months ago Also YT premium is not a good solution as it does nothing for privacy Neither is accessing any Google service in the first place, ReVanced or not.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·7 months agoUsing third party clients does. Think invidious or piped with apps like Libretube
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months ago Using third party clients does. Think invidious or piped with apps like Libretube It requires a proxy (Piped acts as proxy). A 3rd party client in itself doesm not because the video files are still streamed off Google servers.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoStill good for privacy
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months ago Still good for privacy No, non-proxied clients don’t do shit for privacy. Accessing the video streams directly off Google servers is enough to be tracked,
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoBut there isn’t any non-free code involved so all they have is your IP address at the time and what video you watched. That’s it. Not as great as a public proxy but it is way better than using the proprietary spyware
Neither is accessing any Google service in the first place, ReVanced or not.
Using third party clients does. Think invidious or piped with apps like Libretube
It requires a proxy (Piped acts as proxy). A 3rd party client in itself doesm not because the video files are still streamed off Google servers.
Still good for privacy
No, non-proxied clients don’t do shit for privacy. Accessing the video streams directly off Google servers is enough to be tracked,
But there isn’t any non-free code involved so all they have is your IP address at the time and what video you watched. That’s it.
Not as great as a public proxy but it is way better than using the proprietary spyware