How I tracked myself down using leaked location data in the in-app ads, and what I found along the way.
    • Rimu@piefed.socialEnglish
      3·
      2 hours ago

      I have zero social media apps or games on my phone but my pihole is still getting a hell of a workout. This is nuts.

  • tomyhaw@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 hours ago

    The Facebook tracking when not installed on the iphone is strange as I thought only android is pre installed in the background not iOS.

  • AsunasPersonalAsst@lemmy.worldEnglish
    111·
    5 hours ago

    Does turning off wifi, force stopping apps, clearing cache, and using a privacy friendly browser work? I been doing that for years and I don’t see any intrusive/malicious/super specific targeted ads, heck, ads had been minimal and only appear while I use apps.

    • Zak@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      22 minutes ago

      Preferring websites to apps when possible makes this approach more effective. If you use apps with ads in them, they will likely get sensitive information as described in the article.

      System wide ad blocking helps more. Private DNS is the easiest way; Mullvad provides a free option.

    • Rimu@piefed.socialEnglish
      13·
      2 hours ago

      No.

      The article is about your location being tracked, not about ads