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misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago

Amazon sued for snarfing sensitive data via advertising SDK

www.theregister.com

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Amazon sued for snarfing sensitive data via advertising SDK

www.theregister.com

misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago
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Harvesting of location data and other personal info without user consent, lawsuit claims
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  • _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works
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    …snarfing?

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      🤷

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        It’s okay Snarf, we know you did nothing wrong.

      • go $fsck yourself@lemmy.world
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        But Lion-O, Kit and Kat are in trouble!

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      “snarfing" and “throbber” are two of my favorite niche tech terms

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      I like it! What a great word. I’m gonna snarf it

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        Found the Thunder Cat.

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    Now that’s a word that does not need to be used in journalism.

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      It’s OK, they changed the headline to say “slurping” instead. Clearly much better.

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        Why was SCRAPING off the proverbial table??

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    Is the worth as news? Ain’t that an open secret already?

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      It’s good to keep pounding this info to normies. Maybe they’ll understand one day.

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    deleted by creator

    • MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml
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      uBlock 3rd-party frames & scripts blocked. Same effect but with predefined lists.

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      Question on that topic, is blocking JavaScript generally advised in browser settings? I’ve tried it once or twice and noticed things like login buttons might not work. Any difference with using the extensions?

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          Java is baxkbone of modern web app and a privacy and security nightmare.

          JavaScript. Two very different things. Though Java can also be as it’s used in backend quite a lot.

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          Awesome explanation. Thank you! I’ve been getting more into privacy and security here and there and I’ve also degoogled with graphene, run brave with strict blocking, VPN with ad blocking, etc. I knew JavaScript could be bad but never looked into it much. I may make that my next endeavor.

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              Yeah. I’m trying to compromise based on “threat level” but I’m also happy to try a way to f*** over the data tracking/profiling anyway I can. Lol

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    I’ve got a 2021 Kindle Fire HD 10 tablet and I’m sick of Amazon’s crap. I mostly use it for watching YouTube, any recommendations for a ~$150 (non-Samsung) tablet the same size or bigger with a headphone jack? Willing to buy used.

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      See if there’s a jailbreak or root available.

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        There’s not, it’s too new. There’s some stuff Fire toolkit could do but it’s severely limited on newer Fire tablets.

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          :(

          Can you disable some stuff? ADB?

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