#Meta #Facebook and #Yandex are always looking for new ways to spy on you and track you. #LocalMess is the latest in a long line of abusive methods to gather your private data. Having their mobile app installed gives them super powers. Uninstall it. If you must use these services, do not use their app, keep it in the browser, or even better, use a wrapper app, like
* https://f-droid.org/packages/it.rignanese.leo.slimfacebook/
* https://f-droid.org/packages/us.spotco.maps/
Here is a nice technical write up:
https://localmess.github.io/
@guardianproject how does slimsocial compare to firefox android with ublock?
@muznyo Looks like an fork of Friendly but with cut out other services and added some small features. Something like fb-lite plus few extra bonuses. Works somehow, but it still has its own glitches. For me two biggest ones are: battery draining and hanging/freezing the app completely. Both happened unfortunately very randomly and without any logical reasons.
By tapping and holding on something - image, video or a menu in the app - and it freezes immediately.
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A note on the wrappers, now that Fb Messenger is e2ee, conversations with people won't appear at first. Those people have to message you to rebuild the chain.
Took too long for me to figure that one out.
@guardianproject is there a wrapper for Instagram?
@pr3d @guardianproject not that I could find unfortunately
@TheStroyer There's one called "Friendly Social Browser" which works with even more services than fb or insta only. But you have to be aware that its "level of working" depends on the system version you're using on your device. For example people with android 14 reports some issues more, than the users with a bit older systems like v8, 8 or 10. For me it always worked just fine as I remember and never had any issues that others reported back then. Maybe is worth trying?
Unhelpful joke, yet with a point to be made
@guardianproject@social.librem.one Please don't foeget the Chinese giants. Meta is literally copying Tencent's spying methods and limiting the web version to force you to install their apps.
@guardianproject so can we finally conclude that they make spyware and we can start calling them for what they are, 'spyware companies' not 'social media companies', right? right?!!
@guardianproject unfortunatly I couldn't find a wrapper app for instagram
@guardianproject is there one insta app. Previously we had barinsta but now its not there
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I didn't know, that there is a wrapper for GMaps, thanks!
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