Post #1559051
2026-01-27 21:06 UTC
@AliveDevil @utf_7 @osm_tech how do I know if any of my installed apps is doing this crap? Could that be just buried in terms of use? Or would I need to give it explicit consent?
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@AliveDevil@tauri.earth 2026-01-27 21:11
@luksfarris @utf_7 Probably terms of use, but this is so shady, that I doubt anyone would even bother disclosing this. Best you can do: Monitor network traffic, and use DNS block lists for these known proxy services. They definitely won't ask you for consent. The only way to know an app _doesn't_ use these services is checking for the "requires internet access"-flag in AppStores, but that is basically futile, as most apps require internet access for … something.