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Cake day: October 7th, 2023

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  • I hate Temu, but this (apparently contracted?) Grizzly Reports report isn’t really all that trust inspiring, tbh.

    Our experts identified a stack of software functions that are completely inappropriate to and dangerous

    The stack difference to the Amazon app they list:

    • Package compile
    • Requesting system logs
    • Some code obfuscation
    • Mac address collection
    • Install permission
    • Wake lock

    Meh. That’s just a sliver worse than your regular, off the shelves proprietary corporate app. I don’t see how they can pull off the promise of being a truly dynamic Android app from that report.

    I do believe they hover up data, but they aren’t otherworldly super hackers. They will probably just ask for the data and the users will hand it over in a second. For most people, it really is that simple.


  • So what’s preventing those people from using bookmarks as “check this out later” tool?

    Bookmarking a page does not give you control over its content. So if you bookmark something and the host deletes it, you are screwed.

    If you instead clip the content or save it as a PDF, you retain access regardless of the original host.

    For example, I save every good article I read as a PDF, which I cloud sync to a folder. I have a second folder for stuff I don’t want to keep open as a tab but still want to read later. There are probably far better services out there, but I like the lack of technical dependencies and lock-in.