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Found this notification this morning on my pixel 6.

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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

i mean it's just because you can grant websites location data and toggle telemetry.

[–] IZZI@mander.xyz 5 points 1 hour ago

Deactivate from settings Have https always on, protection against tracking on strict, data collection and daily ping on off.

And that's it.

[–] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 29 points 2 hours ago

"Quick! Jump to chrome instead!" - Google spokesperson

[–] TomasEkeli@programming.dev 4 points 1 hour ago

Fennec is great on Android

[–] devilish666@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago

Firefox engines have telemetry since old ages. Do you know what even crazier ??? even other firefox browser like fennec has Mozilla telemetry.


PSA : disable it with Blocker (ROOT) for more privacy

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 22 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Friendship ended with Firefox. Waterfox is my new best friend ❤️

[–] uis@lemm.ee 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Unfortunately I am primarily an android user, as I always have my phone with me.

I shall give it a go for desktop at some point though

[–] DaveyRocket@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Been using Libre Wolf, no issues so far. Fuck Firefox

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

Does libre wolf have an android app?

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Fennec but I think it still shares some data

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Thanks for that

[–] vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago (2 children)
[–] squid_slime@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

Do you have F-Droid installed? Not to pull a docker, but it is opening for me on 2 separate devices.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago
[–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 49 points 6 hours ago

That's a regular notification, which would happen for any application whose data policy is changed on the Play Store page. These policy are as declared by the app publisher. This would be the same for any application that didn't check that "sharing data with third party" box earlier, then checked it later on.

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 49 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Pot Calling Kettle... etc... 🤣

[–] dickalan@lemmy.world 21 points 6 hours ago (5 children)

I know, right, the fucking balls of Google to fucking say this

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[–] Adiemus@lemm.ee 0 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Well, there seem to be some good safe alternatives. I am currently switching from Firefox to Vivaldi, for example.

[–] TheGreenWizard@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Isn't Vivaldi a chromium browser?

[–] Adiemus@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

Hmm I didn't know that. I was looking for more data privacy. However, there seem to be good alternatives.

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