Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: AJL Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android Subject: Re: Samsung account Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:33:17 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 33 Message-ID: References: <86il1qmd9v.fsf@example.com> <86y1allws2.fsf@example.com> <86il1olidn.fsf@example.com> <86edccldwb.fsf@example.com> <865xxolbcn.fsf@example.com> <86y1akjtc1.fsf@example.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:33:17 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="b047fb9e9f2b81261686307a07313d69"; logging-data="2030743"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18pQkaU4koKvKUPO6R1HSCn" User-Agent: PhoNews/3.13.3 (Android/14) Cancel-Lock: sha1:uyzGb+WfUMgtG096JBtir4GC1hw= In-Reply-To: <86y1akjtc1.fsf@example.com> Bytes: 2774 On 3/14/24 4:18 PM, Richmond wrote: >AJL writes: > >> On 3/14/24 3:03 PM, Richmond wrote: >>>AJL writes: >>> >>>> On 3/14/24 2:08 PM, Richmond wrote: >>>> >>>>>I mostly use Firefox Focus with Javascript disabled. >>>> >>>> If you use the Samsung browser you can disable both Javascript AND >>>> all cookies. Likewise with the Dolphin browser. >>> >>>Did you read the privacy policy? "We care about your privacy. We >>>transfer data to up to 277 third party providers..." :? >> >> Are you Arlen in disguise? Sorry, an inside joke. All I use the >> Samsung browser for is news reading. I leave the Javascript and >> cookies off to kill the pop-ups and other junk but leave the text and >> most still photos. If some alien computers are spying on what fake >> name AJL is reading it really doesn't bother me too much. But then >> AJL's paranoia level is pretty much nonexistant... > >Not quite non existent if you are using a fake name. Did you walk into a >shop and pay cash for a second hand phone? buy your SIM card for 99p in >a supermarket? I'm not using a phone. I use this tablet for news reading. But even if I did, do you really think a browser knows and reports my sim?? Yup, you're either Arlen or Maryana for sure. I can tell by the paranoia level. Confess... ;)