If I look at a news app on my iPhone, for example, I can see in iOS’s privacy report that the app is using various Google APIs for analytics, amongst others. I understand why (it’s free and easy for them) but means that despite the app not collecting data on me, Google still is.

In this case, is using the web version of the app (which is often an option) more private?

Here I’m assuming mobile Safari with privacy relay, plus some extensions to stop trackers etc.

Thanks in advance.

  • supercheesecakeOP
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    1 year ago

    I guess my question was if webpage versions of apps can/typically use Google analytics-type tracking of what you’re doing.

    And more specifically if Safari with private relay, perhaps with some extensions, can hide anything such webpages are trying to scrape.