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[–] kepix@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

yeah, alphonso appeared on my mibox, eset called it a trojan right after the update. had to delete it through adb, cause its a "system app"

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[–] viking@infosec.pub 11 points 3 days ago (13 children)

And people wonder why I keep rooting my Android phones.

Without advanced permission denial and file access restrictions, phones will spy on anything and anyone.

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[–] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I keep my phone in a chip bag and only pull it out to LARP the preparation for the assassination Franz Ferdinand in general terms without naming actual places or names.

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[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Use NextDNS with strong filters and the DDG app with App Tracking Protection turned on. While no filter is 100% perfect, this combo stops the vast majority of privacy-invading shit from getting to 3rd parties.

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[–] mr_pip@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 days ago (6 children)

is this still a surprise to anyone here?

[–] twice_hatch@midwest.social 4 points 3 days ago

Not helpful

[–] 3dmvr@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Anyone whos said anything outloud and then immediately got an ad should know by now that it isnt some conspiracy, its easily testable by not searching something and just talking about it while having an app open, the more obvious one they track is dms, if I dm someone something (text based not posts) ill get ads or posts related to it.

[–] 3dmvr@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Im assuming they target your wifi too, because my ads change to reflect what I do on other devices too (always noticable as a hobby hopper)

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[–] Alpha71@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Beer pong

Yeah that sounds like an app user who would be okay with his audio being recorded...

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