Also, fuck xfinity and their BS. Can’t even change wifi password without downloading an app.

  • PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1702·
    1 year ago

    It’s because an app allows them to collect all kinds of telemetry and usage data that they can’t get from a browser. Browsers inherently limit what kinds of data they can collect by walling them off, while an app gives them full control over what they collect.

    • Norgur@kbin.social
      73·
      1 year ago

      and allows them to incorporate any bullshit code they like in fashions no sane browser would accept in a thousand years.

    • XpeeN@sopuli.xyz
      1·
      1 year ago

      Yep…I use rethinkDNS to filter some, and App manager (require root) to disable some tracking components. It helps when u have to use an app