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PSA: Nova Launcher added Facebook and Google Ads tracking (lemmings.world)
submitted 7 months ago by cm0002@lemmings.world to c/privacy@programming.dev
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The latest update for the popular Nova Launcher app includes Facebook Ads and Google AdMob.

Compare 8.2.4: https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/698198/

With 8.1.6: https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/673643/

From 2 trackers to 6 trackers. From 30 permissions to 36. And two of the "trackers" are for ad stuff, like Facebook Ads.

I believe the owner also changed. It's no longer Branch, but something called Instabridge Sweden.

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[-] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 months ago

That's what they said in the announcement when they acquired Nova (someone else posted their announcement). Well, they didn't mention tracking, they just mentioned ads.

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