Notes on Analytics and Tracking in Onavo Protect for iOS • Hacker News Board

Re: Notes on Analytics and Tracking in Onavo Protect for iOS

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Post by codezero » Wed, Mar 07, 2018, 12:13 AM UTC

mattnewton wrote: post #48

codezero wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree that a VPN service implies it's protecting privacy, but let me nit pick a bit: the "private" in virtual private network is not about privacy, it's about a network with a private IP space, the virtual part is that it operates on top of public IP space. With that said, anyone could make the assumption that private means privacy here, and most common use cases for consumer VPNs are for privacy, so, I guess it re…

You and I understand this distinction. The general public that has been told public networks are unsafe probably does not.

You are completely right, and I agree fully.

Re: Notes on Analytics and Tracking in Onavo Protect for iOS

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Post by davidgould » Wed, Mar 07, 2018, 12:18 AM UTC

ramses0 wrote: post #52

TwoNineA wrote: post #2

From the same company who asked their users if it was ok for grown men to ask nude pictures from 14 year old girls.

Source?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/05/facebook-...

Re: Notes on Analytics and Tracking in Onavo Protect for iOS

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Post by parthdesai » Wed, Mar 07, 2018, 1:39 AM UTC

niels wrote: post #19

parthdesai wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can't uninstall whatsapp because my entire family communicates via whatsapp.

I convinced my family to move to Signal. Perhaps try that.

Sure, i can try to convince my immediate family. But cousins and everyone? It's too much to ask

Re: Notes on Analytics and Tracking in Onavo Protect for iOS

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Post by javiercp » Wed, Mar 07, 2018, 12:16 PM UTC

ravenstine wrote: post #4

I uninstalled every Facebook product from my phone. Turns out I really didn't need Messenger after all. As I still concede to using Facebook, I have decided to install a Chrome shortcut to mbasic.facebook.com. It does everything I need without tons of scripting, doesn't optimistically download content, and loads fast when my bandwidth is reduced. It never notifies me, and that's a good thing. Without infinite scrolli…

Cool! I didn't know about mbasic.facebook.com

I don't want to use Mesenger but I need to use FB to keep in touch with my family abroad. I always have to make the browser render the non-mobile site.

I've just changed my bookmark and I'm not looking back. :)

Re: Notes on Analytics and Tracking in Onavo Protect for iOS

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Post by princekolt » Wed, Mar 07, 2018, 7:27 PM UTC

czardoz wrote: post #53

searchencrypt wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It does say "take charge of how you use mobile data and protect your personal info." Protect personal info from what? That implies privacy.

From attackers maybe? Protection in no way implies privacy.

It surprises me how much people will defend obvious overreaching behavior from large corporations, for free, on the internet.