Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app

On 17/03/2025 11:56, Carlos E.R. wrote:

On 2025-03-16 20:06, Jeff Layman wrote:
 

You can have a /greater/ degree of privacy by following your
instructions noted in the previous thread in relation to a Google
account and the DSID cookie. But "privacy" isn't a term to be assumed
where Android is concerned. There's an interesting article at <https://
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/03/13/googles-android-decision-bad-
news-for-all-samsung-pixel-users/>. (*** see below)

 ...
 

(*** NB - scrolling down the article webpage results in a message:
"Application error: a client-side exception has occurred (see the
browser console for more information)". The browser page is then lost. I
got round this by turning off my Wi-Fi immediately the page had loaded.
The whole page could then be read by scrolling down)

 Confirm (firefox on Linux)
 You can bypass that by loading the page, and then on UBlock I click
"disable javascript". I can then page down to the end.

I didn't have the time yesterday to see what was going on with that page, but reckoned breaking the connection to the mothership might solve the issue. I tend to use the "Javascript Switcher"  extension - it's a bit easier than going through uBlock as it's a single click to disable/enable Javascript.
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Jeff