The latest update for the popular Nova Launcher app includes Facebook Ads and Google AdMob.

Compare 8.2.4: https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/698198/

With 8.1.6: https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/673643/

From 2 trackers to 6 trackers. From 30 permissions to 36. And two of the "trackers" are for ad stuff, like Facebook Ads.

I believe the owner also changed. It's no longer Branch, but something called Instabridge Sweden.

EDIT:

More tracking added. "Moloco": https://old.reddit.com/r/NovaLauncher/comments/1qq1x9c/deep_dive_nova_launcher_beta_830_the_adtech/

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[–] 24 points 9 months ago*

Knew this sort of thing would happen eventually, glad I made the switch away a while back.

When Nova was bought out by Branch, we all knew it couldn't lead to anything good. But it sucks to switch away, and I know people kept using Nova because they could say "it's not doing anything sketchy yet."

With this news, seems safe to say that "yet" is finally "now." Tim to switch if you haven't already. I'm happily using Niagara now.

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