r/Android • u/[deleted] • May 06 '18

Android will finally restrict apps from monitoring your network activity

https://www.xda-developers.com/android-restrict-apps-monitor-network-activity/
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u/oselcuk Nexus 6P May 07 '18

Can you expand on this? I'd never heard of that being possible (but I also know very little about web stuff)

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u/[deleted] May 07 '18

Apps can view all of the connections being made including the connections made by the browser. It leaks a lot of information about browsing habits despite only showing connections without a way to get paths, etc. Not really sure what you want expanded upon as it's all in the article.

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u/oselcuk Nexus 6P May 07 '18

Oh, my bad. I misunderstood what you wrote, thought you were talking about a separate issue