d3Xt3rSync for Lemmy is now available for everyone
Privacy policy: AdMob
Personal Data: Trackers; unique device identifiers for advertising (Google Advertiser ID or IDFA, for example); Usage Data Amazon Mobile Ads Personal Data: Trackers; Usage DataCan someone please explain a bit what is included as part of a “unique identifier”… does it mean the app sends Google what communities you’re visiting or content you’re consuming, so they can advertise to you personally?
This is present in all apps in the playstore for serving ads. If you are running away from it you have to run from the entire internet. You want to live a life like the people in privacy sub reddit with that tin foil hat. For the developer to serve ads this is necessary.
Its not crazy to not want to be tracked and profiled by an ad company
Then sell all your shit and live without any device connected to the internet. If you believe a trillion dollar company can’t track what you like then I’ve got bad news for you.
Oh wait, even if you sell your shit, they just need to know who your friends are and they can create a profile of you… Woops! 🤷
What’s funny is that you’re trusting a bunch of random Lemmy hosts right now, but not companies that can be identified and that you can tell which laws apply to them.
Lemm.ee is hosted by an individual completely run on donations. He is transparent, open about his identity, and contributes to the community. It is ridiculous to compare him to an advertisement firm. One cannot deal with privacy in absolutes; it is misguided to think you cannot make trade offs while living a relatively private life.
Individuals can’t be corrupted in exchange for money, good to know 👍
I’m sure they would also protect your data with their life is authorities came knocking.
I’m not sure the reason for your passive aggression. I am not expecting the developer to give his product away for free, I have paid for sync three times. I simply want a reasonable option to avoid subscriptions and targeted advertisements.
To address what you said:
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A compromised instance would be publicized on this very forum and it would signal me to move to another instance. That’s the beauty of federation.
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Do not expect anyone to protect you from the authorities. If you have sensitive data, encrypt it yourself and keep it offline.
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An advertising firm that monitors your scroll rate, your retention rate, the advertisements you look at the longest, your hobbies, and your interests while serving you ads within the app itself can be avoided by simply…using a different app.
I just think the privacy crowd is mostly wackos that believe in the privacy fairy, that’s all 🤷 Taking tons of measures to not have their data seen by others but still participating in public forums… If your privacy is so important then stay offline.
Is it really so obscene to be willing to share one thing and not share another?
When you go into work, you may share your music taste or hobbies. But you do not tell everyone your sexual preferences and kinks. That itself is exercising your right to privacy. If you go on my profile you can find my music taste or political beliefs, but do you know what porn I have looked at or even if I have looked at it? You don’t. What happens when the advertiser now has access to everything you have clicked or even just slowed your scroll speed to just take a glimpse at?
MagnorYou mistake (best case scenario) a desire for privacy with perfect anonymity. It is perfectly sane to wish to engage in public discourse without being milked by ad companies. The fact that most platforms make this stupidly difficult is no reason to dismiss everything we say as nonsense. Do get a grip, please.