lemme in@lemm.ee to Privacy@programming.dev · 2 days agoFacebook and Instagram to introduce unskippable adswww.independent.ieexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down13
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minus-squarefoenkyfjutschah@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agohow does this affect privacy?
minus-squarelemme in@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 hours agomany apps that come from the play store use trackers in their app to track users activity and preference. And social media apps are the worst, they use the data to serve personalized ads
minus-squareDaemon Silversteinlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours agoWhich app is that in your screenshot, the app you’re using to see Facebook tracking information?
minus-squarefoenkyfjutschah@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 hours agobut when you use Play Store and such tracking applications, you have already sold your privacy. how are unskippable ads making the situation worse?
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoPrivacy-focused people have one more reason to abandon these companies altogether, so overall privacy should increase and improve.
minus-squareDarkThoughts@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 day agoPrivacy focused people don’t use any Facebook shit in the first place. So nothing’s changing here.
how does this affect privacy?
many apps that come from the play store use trackers in their app to track users activity and preference. And social media apps are the worst, they use the data to serve personalized ads
Which app is that in your screenshot, the app you’re using to see Facebook tracking information?
but when you use Play Store and such tracking applications, you have already sold your privacy. how are unskippable ads making the situation worse?
Privacy-focused people have one more reason to abandon these companies altogether, so overall privacy should increase and improve.
Privacy focused people don’t use any Facebook shit in the first place. So nothing’s changing here.