Some iOS Apps Sending an Alarming Amount of Data to Facebook and Most Users Are Unaware

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It’s exactly this kind of crippety-crap that gives rise to onerous stuff like the GDPR, which places ridiculous burdens on ethical companies just trying to provide honest services to consumers. Just wait, it’s only a matter of time before the US steps in with it’s own regulatory hell. The days of the Internet as we now know it are numbered...

Yes let's hope they truly are numbered.

 

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At first, I wasn't going to get into the discussion because some people think the length I go to makes me a paranoid. Some people seems to argue that because we used Facebook and Google before, it's pointless to try to stop since they already have your profile anyway. I actually didn't have an Apple device for awhile, but because of all the privacy issues that come up lately, I bought an iPhone again and reduced as much of my Google services dependency as I can. Yeah I know Apple isn't perfect either, and I can't be 100% protected, but still feel it's worth making some changes and choosing the company that value privacy more.


Personally I use AdGuard Pro, it let you add custom filters (user filter) which I use to block facebook servers. It's a long list so I just use wildcard (*) and the domain names. It's not practicable if you're still using facebook in some form, but I don't so it's no problem for me. AdGuard also log network activities, although for the most part it doesn't always make clear which app made the request. Still, from this I found certain apps I use that make a connection to facebook everytime I run it.

I believe AdGuard stopped developing their app for iOS, but it's still useful for now.

Interesting and thanks for sharing. I've been using brave for quite a while to browse as well. The more people that take their privacy seriously the better for everyone.

 

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But it would take years to resolve and fund for that matter. I think the smart thing to do is dump the apps that send your personal data to Facebook or any other website. I think it may be time to purge some of my apps.

Oh absolutely. But I think even that’s letting the companies off easy.