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YouTube adds tracking parameters to shared URLs that can be traced back to individual Google accounts (nitter.net)

submitted 10 months ago by Vexz@kbin.social to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] flames5123@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Apple does not allow this out of the box. You have to confirm for every permission. There is not automatic access to files.

[–] TigrisMorte@kbin.social 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And yet you said yes when asked.

[–] flames5123@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Huh? I don’t give apps like YouTube access to my files. I don’t upload so they don’t need it. I don’t even think it has asked because I’m not clicking the upload button. YouTube doesn’t get access to my location either. It does have access to local connections because of YouTube on my TV, but that’s it.

[–] TigrisMorte@kbin.social 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So, you are claiming that youtube plays without the rights to save anything? If you say so.

[–] flames5123@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Do you know how sandboxed file system storage works? Have you ever made an application? Do you think things that run on the cloud have access to everything else on the cloud? I’m not sure what you’re getting at.

[–] TigrisMorte@kbin.social 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"I don’t give apps like YouTube access to my files"

[–] flames5123@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I don’t understand what you’re getting at or trying to say. You’re not making sense.