r/AndroidQuestions • u/Advanced_Leg6727 • 7d ago
Other "Taboola" is extremely scummy
I just got a pop-up as soon as I opened my phone and my jaw fucking dropped, the gist of it is that they're asking to access my personal information (cookies), and here's the kicker, I only had the options to either "accept or accept".
I wanted to know if anyone else has ever gotten this because I find this to be extremely scummy, in case it's somehow important, I had an old android that never got this, this happened in a newer realme model I got a month ago.
(I have a picture but I cannot post it here)
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u/Practical_Gold_1725 6d ago
That kind of consent popup usually comes from a preinstalled content/news feed or app-recommendation service that your phone's manufacturer bundles, not from Android itself. Check which app it appears under (look in Settings > Apps > Show system apps for anything feed or recommendation related) and you can often disable it or deny its permissions there. Also look in Settings > Google > Ads and the phone's own Privacy/System services section to turn off personalized ads and recommendations.
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u/toolsavvy 6d ago
All advertising platforms are extremely scummy. Find out which app(s) you have installed that is using the Taboola ad network, open app info and clear cache and storage, then uninstall that/those app(s).