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The China-centric video sharing platform is expanding with a new international app and an English version of its website -- with no identity verification (for now at least)

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[–] BlushedPotatoPlayers@sopuli.xyz 11 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Isn't the usual amount hundreds?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yes, but none of them are Chinese.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

At this point I'd prefer the Chinese government to track me over US companies. The Chinese government won't let the US government access its databases, whereas Google will.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

they probably mean, 8 trackers loaded in the frontend. hundreds are still possible by selling backend collected data, they just don't get direct access.

[–] MonkRome@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Yes, just what aurora app store detects loaded in the app.

[–] MonkRome@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

YouTube just has google firebase analytics (which I also don't want)