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PSA: Nova Launcher added Facebook and Google Ads tracking (self.privacy)

submitted 3 days ago by younesdz to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/35049920

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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[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It got sold to a new company and the original dev left...they can just release it under a new license if they want, so whatever license it once was released under could be irrelevant when they did a new release/update.

[–] autonomoususer@lemmy.world -4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Wrong, this cannot undo a libre release or block forks. We control libre software, not their time.

[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah but that means users need to go get a different launcher (technically, since it's a fork to a new project) than the one that they have installed. The already installed launcher will just continue with a new license.

[–] autonomoususer@lemmy.world -2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Wrong, F-Droid official repos block this attack.