thejml 113 points 3 months ago

Ignoring the de-Googled phones for a sec: I assume if you're using a desktop, then the QR shows up and you have to drag out your phone to scan it in the camera app that then prompts to open the google play store. Dumb, but possible for people who have a phone with Android. What about those that don't? Would you need a google account?

Now if it's all on phone (using Chrome or Firefox or whatever) and pops up a QR code, you can't scan it... but the browser would have to open the play store directly and thats a huge security no-no. The browser shouldn't even know I have the Play Store.

I have a feeling the hundreds of us that are de-Googled ad just going to stop using these sites all together.

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DigDoug 15 points 3 months ago

...and what about iPhone owners?

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smileyhead 21 points 3 months ago

https://support.google.com/...

According to this support page only older iOS versions would need additional app. So I can assume Apple and Google collaborate on that and Apple added the "feature" in newer iOS already.

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timestatic 24 points 3 months ago

Bro wtf? Time to stop using the website using these anti-competitive captchas. I hope they get fined for this

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Ulrich 1 point 3 months ago

Fined by whom? Every government on the planet is doing everything in their power to erode privacy from the internet, and they're using Apple and Google to do it.

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