We found a stable Firefox identifier linking all your private Tor identities

Re:We found a stable Firefox identifier linking all your pri... by Joe_Cool on Wednesday April 22, 2026 @05:50PM (#47869727)

Most stock android phones don't either. You usually get to control precise location, notifications, some background activity, SMS, Calls, Mic, Camera, SD Card, etc.

But most ROMs don't allow controls for WiFi, Cell data, Phone ID, Phone number, User ID, local storage, etc...

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Re:We found a stable Firefox identifier linking all your pri... by kelvinjps10 on Wednesday April 22, 2026 @06:41PM (#47870247)

all these permission you have to accept?

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Re:We found a stable Firefox identifier linking all your pri... by chneu on Wednesday April 22, 2026 @08:37PM (#47871038)

Yes. A few apps have been caught doing nefarious stuff using advertising sdks, like meta, but on android most apps are well sandboxed and can only access what you approve.

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Re:We found a stable Firefox identifier linking all your pri... by Joe_Cool on Thursday April 23, 2026 @11:51AM (#47877258)

For those things you can't control it doesn't ask. You can see those under "other permissions" (or similar). But once you look there it's too late if you care about this data and forgot to turn on airplane mode.

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