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Hacker News: How Google tracks Android device users before they’ve even opened an app

Mar 4, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/google_android/ Source: Hacker News Title: How Google tracks Android device users before they’ve even opened an app Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The research by Doug Leith exposes significant privacy concerns surrounding Android’s data handling practices, particularly regarding the use of advertising cookies and device identifiers without user consent.…

The Register: How Google tracks Android device users before they’ve even opened an app

Mar 4, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/google_android/ Source: The Register Title: How Google tracks Android device users before they’ve even opened an app Feedly Summary: No warning, no opt-out, and critic claims … no consent Research from a leading academic shows Android users have advertising cookies and other gizmos working to build profiles on them even before they open…

Hacker News: Automatic Content Recognition Tracking in Smart TVs

Sep 28, 2024

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Source URL: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2409.06203 Source: Hacker News Title: Automatic Content Recognition Tracking in Smart TVs Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The paper investigates the use of Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) technology in smart TVs, focusing on the tracking behaviors of Samsung and LG TVs. It uncovers privacy implications concerning second-party tracking mechanisms…

Hacker News: Firefox tracks you with "privacy preserving" feature

Sep 25, 2024

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Source URL: https://noyb.eu/en/firefox-tracks-you-privacy-preserving-feature Source: Hacker News Title: Firefox tracks you with "privacy preserving" feature Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The recent implementation of the “Privacy Preserving Attribution” feature in Firefox raises significant concerns regarding user privacy and compliance with data protection regulations, particularly GDPR. While Mozilla claims the feature enhances privacy…

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Hacker News: How Google tracks Android device users before they’ve even opened an app

The Register: How Google tracks Android device users before they’ve even opened an app

Hacker News: Automatic Content Recognition Tracking in Smart TVs

Hacker News: Firefox tracks you with "privacy preserving" feature