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[-] mp3@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You know where those trackers mostly come from? From the linked websites you visited in the posts.

If you change the Settings shortcut: Link handling > Default browser to "open externally" that should give you a more accurate picture of the trackers included in Sync. By default it will load the websites inside the app, which will give an inaccurate picture of the tracking taking place.

[-] Grass@geddit.social 3 points 1 year ago

I didn't know you could embed settings shortcuts. That's pretty cool.

[-] Mang@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Hey thanks for this! I dodn't know it included linked websites that makes much more sense

[-] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 11 points 1 year ago

Counterpoint:

[-] Mang@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Well what can I say ... Are those tracking requests or?

[-] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 year ago

Paid user here, the requests in my screenshot are normal web requests. Zero ad or tracking requests.

[-] duckington@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Maybe this user paid for removing ads, and the tracking requests you’re seeing are ad tracker requests

[-] Mang@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

No, I haven't paid for anything, I just found it interesting that Sync has much more trackers than other apps, also for much more companies!

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Jfc, go scroll through this c/ and look for the other posts about this.

This is a known effect of the ad server. It is not from the app otherwise.

Those trackers are Google based.

every app that has ads is exactly the same as this

The few that may be from other sources will be from the browser, based on the sites visited. Again, this is the same for any app that connects to websites in the same way.

[-] Mang@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for clarifying, I just found it strange that the number was so high

[-] gravistar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

If I may inquire, what app is that?

[-] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago

Ad Guard

[-] Madbrad200@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Just block ads with a DNS blocker, eg NextDNS

[-] Mang@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

I actually don't see any ads on sync this is about trackers

[-] Madbrad200@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

NextDNS blocks trackers too

[-] Mang@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Ohh okay I'll check it out, thank you!

[-] Metal_Zealot@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

How can people here say they're so concerned with privacy, but not understand how it can fundamentally work..?

[-] LeateWonceslace@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Desire alone cannot cure ignorance; information is required for that, and not everyone has the know-how to find it.

[-] imaqtpie@lemmy.villa-straylight.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Where do you see that in the app?

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