Edit: Below is my original post, will not edit original in an attempt to be transparent as it provides context to those comments. Several good comments outlining what could be going on were posted as well. Seems the list of “know to track” from that service (Google) is very different from what was actually requested by this specific app. 36 attempts so far were made, but DDG does not specify of what type.

Original: So this seems like a pretty intense level of tracking. Certainly much more than any of the other lemmy apps I have tried. I get advertisements, totally fine with them earning money, but it took me by surpise.

If I look at the privacy policy, it certainly does not indicate to me this level of monitoring.

For the record, I am not implying deception on the devs part at all, I am sure things are spelled our correctly in the privacy policy. Just wasn’t sure everone was aware of the extent.

Cheers!

Edit: some people are implying I was trying to mislead with my title. For clarity I am using duckduckgo track blocker “App Tracking Protection” and it states “Tracking Attempts” https://ibb.co/DzWMFMy

The list on the original post is what data is being attempted to pull and the protection stopped as far as i can tell.

Edit 2: updated title to be more clear. Wasn’t aware I could even do that!

    • utopianrevolt@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      11 months ago

      For those who don’t want to pay to remove ads, there’s always some pretty great open-source alternatives. Sync is the only app so far to truly care about foldable phones and I wanted to support the dev, so I paid to remove ads but I understand why others might be apprehensive.

      • redcalcium@lemmy.instituteEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        AFAIK there will be an option to remove ads completely using revanced manager soon, but if you can afford to support the dev by paying for it, it’s better to do so instead.

        • Kertain@lemmy.world
          OPEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          I agree if you like the app, support the dev by paying for it. Which after playing around with it more I belive I will be doing.

          I do feel bad if DDG blocker is stopping his ads from reporting in, thus stopping his source of income. Definitely not my intention.

    • WarmSoda@lemm.eeEnglish
      6·
      11 months ago

      Dont use an app that has ads, problem solved.

      (Thankfully it’s a multiple choice quiz)