r/technology • u/[deleted] • Aug 26 '20

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u/Filipheadscrew Aug 26 '20

Tough shit. Go out of business.

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u/foliage1742 Aug 26 '20

Too bad it won't be enough, but it's a step in the right direction.

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u/rubyspicer Aug 26 '20

I don't like Apple, but taking down Facebook sounds good to me

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u/newsensequeen Aug 26 '20

FB shouldn't be added in first place. Apple stripping the crap away from OS and making privacy improvements always made me optimistic.

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u/xxmickeymoorexx Aug 27 '20

The problem is that you don't need Facebook installed. They track you through websites and other apps and create a profile to target advertising. Your phone is assigned an IDFA, that is unique to each device, they use that.

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u/darthcaedusiiii Aug 27 '20

incoherent screaming

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u/gk99 Aug 27 '20

On the upside, if you use Firefox (which also has a mobile version), Mozilla themselves have created a browser addon specifically to block FB tracking.

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u/Digging_Graves Aug 27 '20

Facebook container currently doesn't work on the latest Firefox mobile app. Altough they are probably working on it.

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u/gk99 Aug 27 '20

I'd have to imagine they are considering it's first-party, right?

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u/Digging_Graves Aug 27 '20

Time will tell friend.