A Boring Dystopia

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The world we live in isn't just dystopic, it isn't just stupid, trying to describe all the ways it sucks just makes for a really boring story.

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The covert method Meta uses to track mobile browsing without consent — even in incognito mode or with a VPN (english.elpais.com)

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How meta bypasses your phone's browser security to track you.

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[–] BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So this just sent me on a learning trip to see if there's a way to sandbox apps. Turns out there's an easy app on the play store called 'Island' which, on most devices, lets you install apps as a second 'sandboxed' user.

After a few minutes of playing, it seems to work well.

[–] xzot746@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

I was recently thinking if it is possible to have a Docker like container on phones for this very reason.