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.
Sigh. TY. Gonna have to make sure my “Rethink” VPN is always up, and blocking Nova’s net access since I don’t think I use any features from it that require such.
Free version or Prime as well? Had Prime like 15 years.
Same app, but when I went to cut off network access to it just a few minutes ago it had zero network utilization, so presumably prime skips that.
Well, that’s good to know. Bought the app like a decade ago, sucks to see it atrophy.
That’s what they said in the announcement when they acquired Nova (someone else posted their announcement). Well, they didn’t mention tracking, they just mentioned ads.
