this post was submitted on 09 Aug 2023
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Sync For Lemmy

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[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

You know where those trackers mostly come from? From the linked websites you visited in the posts.

If you change the Settings shortcut: Link handling > Default browser to "open externally" that should give you a more accurate picture of the trackers included in Sync. By default it will load the websites inside the app, which will give an inaccurate picture of the tracking taking place.

[–] Grass@geddit.social 3 points 2 years ago

I didn't know you could embed settings shortcuts. That's pretty cool.

[–] Mang@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Hey thanks for this! I dodn't know it included linked websites that makes much more sense

[–] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] Mang@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Well what can I say ... Are those tracking requests or?

[–] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 years ago

Paid user here, the requests in my screenshot are normal web requests. Zero ad or tracking requests.

[–] duckington@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe this user paid for removing ads, and the tracking requests you’re seeing are ad tracker requests

[–] Mang@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

No, I haven't paid for anything, I just found it interesting that Sync has much more trackers than other apps, also for much more companies!

[–] gravistar@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If I may inquire, what app is that?

[–] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 years ago
[–] Madbrad200@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just block ads with a DNS blocker, eg NextDNS

[–] Mang@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I actually don't see any ads on sync this is about trackers

[–] Madbrad200@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

NextDNS blocks trackers too

[–] Mang@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Ohh okay I'll check it out, thank you!

[–] Metal_Zealot@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How can people here say they're so concerned with privacy, but not understand how it can fundamentally work..?

[–] LeateWonceslace@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Desire alone cannot cure ignorance; information is required for that, and not everyone has the know-how to find it.

[–] imaqtpie@lemmy.villa-straylight.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Where do you see that in the app?

Edit: !syncforlemmy@lemmy.world is the real community