▲ 87 ▼ Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down through in-app ads (timsh.org) submitted 11 months ago by the_abecedarian@piefed.social to c/privacy@lemmy.ca 12 comments fedilink hide all child comments How I tracked myself down using leaked location data in the in-app ads, and what I found along the way.
[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 24 points 11 months ago (3 children) Am I the only person who doesn’t use apps with in-app ads? permalink fedilink source hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago I avoid them if possible and block the ads if not. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) Part of why I root is to block them using Ad-away. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago I just block with custom DNS. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago I avoid them if possible and block the ads if not. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) Part of why I root is to block them using Ad-away. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago I just block with custom DNS. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago I just block with custom DNS. permalink fedilink source parent