Mozilla's midlife crisis: from web pioneer to Google's weird neighbor

Re:Mozilla's midlife crisis: from web pioneer to Google's we... by cma on Sunday October 01, 2023 @10:14AM (#37726132)

Google won't let you turn off internet permissions on sketchy apps, why does the flashlight app need internet? They know it is needed for ads. Turn off location on android and it warns you won't be able to find your phone. Why can't you quick toggle it off but leave on selectively for find your phone? Ads need it.

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Re:Mozilla's midlife crisis: from web pioneer to Google's we... by scriptingforfun on Sunday October 01, 2023 @11:51PM (#37733775)

I have location off on my Pixel and I block ads with a Pi-hole. I can still find my phone if I log into Chrome on my Linux laptop. You can also do recursive DNS with Unbound and have the phone pointing to your Pi. You can do this with a Pi at home or set up via a droplet on Digital Ocean. You can set it up on DO so you don't have an open DNS resolver hanging out in the cloud.

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