Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app

From	"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android
Subject	Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app
Date	2025-03-17 12:56 +0100
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On 2025-03-16 20:06, Jeff Layman wrote:

> You can have a /greater/ degree of privacy by following your 
> instructions noted in the previous thread in relation to a Google 
> account and the DSID cookie. But "privacy" isn't a term to be assumed 
> where Android is concerned. There's an interesting article at <https:// 
> www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/03/13/googles-android-decision-bad- 
> news-for-all-samsung-pixel-users/>. (*** see below)

...

> (*** NB - scrolling down the article webpage results in a message: 
> "Application error: a client-side exception has occurred (see the 
> browser console for more information)". The browser page is then lost. I 
> got round this by turning off my Wi-Fi immediately the page had loaded. 
> The whole page could then be read by scrolling down)

Confirm (firefox on Linux)

You can bypass that by loading the page, and then on UBlock I click 
"disable javascript". I can then page down to the end.



-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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  Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Retro Guy <retroguy@novabbs.org> - 2025-03-16 13:47 +0000
    Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-03-16 10:20 -0400
      Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-16 18:00 +0000
        Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-16 18:16 +0000
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            Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-16 20:51 +0000
              Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-17 14:04 +0000
                Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-17 20:55 +0000
                Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app black hats <tipped@partners.invalid> - 2025-03-18 09:52 +0100
            Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-17 12:56 +0100
              Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-17 13:27 +0000
                Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-17 14:55 +0100
                Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-17 14:13 +0000
                Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-17 19:30 +0100
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                Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-17 18:33 +0000
        Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-17 12:59 +0100
          Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-17 21:07 +0000
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    Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-18 14:37 +0000
  Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-03-18 10:56 -0400

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