Wahots to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 8 months agoYouTube is finally cracking down on third-party apps like ReVancedwww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down139file-textcross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
arrow-up186arrow-down1external-linkYouTube is finally cracking down on third-party apps like ReVancedwww.androidpolice.comWahots to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square70fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months ago Using third party clients does. Think invidious or piped with apps like Libretube It requires a proxy (Piped acts as proxy). A 3rd party client in itself doesm not because the video files are still streamed off Google servers.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoStill good for privacy
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months ago Still good for privacy No, non-proxied clients don’t do shit for privacy. Accessing the video streams directly off Google servers is enough to be tracked,
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoBut there isn’t any non-free code involved so all they have is your IP address at the time and what video you watched. That’s it. Not as great as a public proxy but it is way better than using the proprietary spyware
It requires a proxy (Piped acts as proxy). A 3rd party client in itself doesm not because the video files are still streamed off Google servers.
Still good for privacy
No, non-proxied clients don’t do shit for privacy. Accessing the video streams directly off Google servers is enough to be tracked,
But there isn’t any non-free code involved so all they have is your IP address at the time and what video you watched. That’s it.
Not as great as a public proxy but it is way better than using the proprietary spyware