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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
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Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 14:55:54 +0100
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On 2025-03-17 14:27, Jeff Layman wrote:
> On 17/03/2025 11:56, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>> 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.
> 
> I didn't have the time yesterday to see what was going on with that 
> page, but reckoned breaking the connection to the mothership might solve 
> the issue. I tend to use the "Javascript Switcher"  extension - it's a 
> bit easier than going through uBlock as it's a single click to disable/ 
> enable Javascript.

It is also a single click on uBlock.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.