Are there any firewall style apps to block this type of behavior? Something like uBlock or uMatrix but for apps. I'm not inclined to trust any apps and would prefer explicit control over what they do.
Also, it's a bit strange to me that we didn't/don't seem to have this explosion of data leakage for desktop apps despite them having unique ids just like on mobile (idfa/google ad id).
Also, it's a bit strange to me that we didn't/don't seem to have this explosion of data leakage for desktop apps despite them having unique ids just like on mobile (idfa/google ad id).