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Ironically, the app they mentioned has its own trackers, Google Ads, DoubleClick and Analytics. People should just use Aurora Store as it has Exodus report on apps where it checks if a given app has trackers. Or check for yourselves:
https://exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/
Those kinds of articles and researches always disappoints me that they never mention which apps they're talking about yet warn people about to avoid them.
If choosing a mass market device you are way more private on an Apple device. I would recommend not using iCloud at all but to make other secure arrangements for back-up.
However if you switch to iPhone and install Whatscrapp and FaceFuck then you really are working against yourself. If you do decide to leave those crappers behind you, check out:
It’s a great source for clear lists of permissions and trackers on each app.
This is completely sensationalized. These trackers are definitely found on ios as well. DRM has nothing to do with trackers. Analytics companies like Flurry, Appsee, Mixpanel and countless other ad sdk's are all trackers. https://exodus-privacy.eu.org/
Any app you use will have these analytics
>RLI5: what is aurora and what does it do, and why should we care?
Simply put, its an alternative app store interface for downloading apps on the Play Store.
I find the interface of it simpler to get in and out of than the play store, and it's recent rewrite in Kotlin is pretty snappy. I really like that search has some nice sort and filter features to it. It also shows Privacy reports about trackers and such for apps (sourced from the Exodus Project), if you want to look into those details. There are also a number of nice power-user features, if that's your thing.
And for folks like me, I appreciate that it is an Open Source implementation (ie the code is publicly available and can be reviewed by anyone, and folks can contribute to help improve the project.
Using Instagram or Facebook on your phone gives FB quite a lot of access. It's often harder to lock down privacy on mobile devices than it is on a computer, but Privacy Badger also works with the mobile version of Firefox. Besides that, it's generally good to check which apps you use (and which ones you can delete), what permissions they have, and what ad networks they are tied into. Exodus Privacy can help with that.
FYI It can still do shady shit even if you deny those permissions. Check out an app called Exodus Privacy. It tells you what kind of trackers and what kind of data each app on your phone has access to. You might be surprised.
I have no idea what Nabad is TBH; just a general statement about privacy and permissions.
Avoid installing apps from untrustworthy stores, check Exodus Privacy before installing app even from Google play store.
I prefer yalp over play store, and also use f-droid as it has open source apps and also has many alternative to popular apps.
> Εxodus is a privacy auditing platform for Android applications. It detects behaviors which can be dangerous for user privacy like ads, tracking, analytics, …
> Exodus Privacy is a French (1901 law) non-profit organization
> https://exodus-privacy.eu.org/
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Try this, tells you exactly what permissions each app has along with what trackers each so uses also.
Exodus Privacy (Analyzes privacy concerns in apps from Google Play store) - ~~https://f-droid.org/app/org.eu.exodus\_privacy.exodusprivacy~~
https://exodus-privacy.eu.org
How long did it take to get your invite?
I'm at 7 weeks and still waiting.
Check your current apps against
https://exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/
and find alternative suggestions at
https://alternativeto.net/list/28655/the-ultimate-f-droid-setup/
It is interesting and there are other solutions e.g https://exodus-privacy.eu.org working on analyzing apps but again, consider what is your motivation there. Do you want to fix the side effects of a system you don't believe in, surveillance capitalism, and run a tiring arm race you might lose or do you want instead to fund alternatives?
Huh. It sqeems like OP is using a third-party audit app that happens to also be named Exodus, hence the epsilon vs letter "E": https://exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/
Still, it is possible that this third party app is unreliable, so OP should reinstall either way. However, the official Exodus team should respond to this because we should know what trackers do they use and why.
No, they have built-in trackers which you can check via https://exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/
Aurora simply allows you to access the PlayStore without having PlayServices on your phone. If you log in with an account, you can even use apps which you bought via desktop. My guess is that Exchange will be a hard but to crack.
If you have Android 11 for example, it has API level 30 and it has more privacy protecting properties than previous versions. Another way to see what an app harvests of data is to see what SDK it has e.g. Firebase and the likes:
No need to over-complicate for people, especially if they don't know what a sandbox is...
I've been using Magic Earth which was recommended here on r/degoogle. Unlike for the other suggested alternatives, Exodus reports no trackers for the app. They also claims that they don't collect any personable information, and don't sell any collected data. Check their privacy policy.
why not just use direct app?
https://exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/page/what/
points to
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.eu.exodus_privacy.exodusprivacy
edit: oic looks like the direct version, also available in the play store, only scans play store apps maybe? while the classy shark variant scans regardless of install source.
You can use Exodus Privacy to get a list of detected trackers and required permissions for a Play store application, e.g. duolingo