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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Your phone isn’t secretly listening to you, but the truth is more disturbing (newatlas.com)

submitted 1 day ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I guess if it doesn't say they have permission to take screenshots then they don't and won't take screenshots. Or maybe exodus is wrong (i kinda doubt that) but I'm not knowledgeable to make any proper decision.

At any rate I would recommend not having any of those apps on your phone particularly facebook or temu. but if you still need to use them just use the website since that has much less permissions for your device and definitely won't take screenshots.

[–] Thorned_Rose@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

I have a Google Pixel with Graphene OS and I only install bare minimum of apps on it. I've never used Temu and don't have an account. So not asking for myself 🙂 But I know many family members who have the most frustratingly ad ridden, notification nagging and invasive apps known to humankind - was asking to help them debloat, improve their privacy and free up some of their time and sanity.

It's a shame there's no list of those thousands of apps that take screenshots. While its not all apps, it would have still been a handy reference.