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Completely anecdotal: I have no facebook apps or social media on my android except for whatsapp, and I never use anything else from them. I see between 400 and 500 calls to graph.facebook.com _every day_

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Install NetGuard https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard (no root needed) and block them.

I am also using XPrivacy Lua (you need rooted phone) https://github.com/M66B/XPrivacyLua to give applications fake details like android id, gps coordinates, contacts etc.

For a nice addition, uninstall all google software and use microg instead.

NetGuard looks nice. I do think their reason for not having an F-Droid release is unsatisfactory, though.

https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/blob/master/FAQ.md#user-con...

That same logic applies to the Play Store, as it's up to the whims of Google if they roll out your update.

He probably pulled out classic "its for security reason" PR stunt. :D

Anyway, the guy is legend since its XPrivacy hit android...

I see a few on iOS from time to time, but they are blocked by Adblock Pro with a hosts file listing Facebook servers.

WhatsApp is a facebook app.

Ha, the person you're replying to even wrote "except for Whatsapp"! That's curious...

Websites and apps use Facebook apis. Nothing conspiritorial about that

On the contrary, it fits the definition of conspiracy pretty well.

Explain.

Facebook has bought their way into tracking people who are not users of their service with no notification and no opportunity to opt in or out.

I’ll give you a definition of “conspiracy”: a group of actors that coordinate in secret to achieve something harmful or unethical.

I’m not sure what to explain.

Its not really a secret if it outright tells you what is happening. Its like claiming at all 3rd party JS is a conspiracy.

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