this post was submitted on 05 Nov 2023
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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (7 children)

A big part of getting you to use their app is to data mine EVERYTHING about you. Unlike a web browser with an ad-blocker, an app can collect your location, location history, your call logs, your contact list and serve up unlockable ads.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

google ads can easily be dns blocked, about reddit ads.... yeah.
there's a reason why I've been using an unofficial client.

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