Element - Mobile Tracker
from Tundra@lemmy.ml to privacy@lemmy.ml on 19 Apr 21:26
https://lemmy.ml/post/28858497

Just to warn those who use it, Ive just discovered a Google AdMob tracker embedded into the app.

(the original app, not element X)

reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/…/latest/#tracke…

#privacy

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thagoat@lemmy.sdf.org on 19 Apr 21:29 next collapse

Use schildichat instead. Available on F-droid.

shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip on 19 Apr 21:36 next collapse

If possible drop element for SimpleX. Key management is much much easier to prevent loss of chats and metadata is properly encrypted. In element, your message may be encrypted, but the time that the message was sent at is not encrypted, any reactions to that message is not encrypted, who you sent that message to is not encrypted, and who that message is from is not encrypted.

ashaman2007@lemm.ee on 19 Apr 23:01 collapse

The two have completely different goals, and SimpleX’s goal (anonymity) comes with difficulties such as not having typical “accounts”, which means no true simultaneous multi-device support.

autonomoususer@lemmy.world on 19 Apr 23:32 next collapse

This fails to show any lines in its libre software source code.

thyristor@lemmy.pt on 22 Apr 09:46 collapse

I use Fluffychat.