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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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What is a privacy friendly application that you'd love to have, but no one has developed yet? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

hmm, that sounds interesting. have you checked out Ground News? this reminds me of that

[–] Skimmer 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

I like the concept of Ground News, but about the privacy...

According to Exodus, their mobile app contains 9 trackers:

Amplitude
AppsFlyer
Facebook Analytics
Facebook Login
Facebook Share
Google Analytics
Google Crashlytics
Google Firebase Analytics
Google Tag Manager

Also wants location, camera, phone state, and advertising ID access?!

No thanks.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Honestly its my rule of thumb just to not use anything that I see sponsor multiple youtube videos that isnt DIRECTLY related to the content.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Could you just use the mobile site?

[–] Skimmer 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Didn't realize they had one, appears a lot of functionality requires an account to use. I'd be cautious overall based on the privacy practices they use in their mobile app, doesn't seem to be a big concern for them and I'd be careful giving them any trust. But if you do wish to use them, their mobile site with a good content blocker would definitely be the best option (preferably without an account if possible).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

For sure, I haven't used them much but I was planning to look into it when I had a chance