9 trackers in Photonix Android app 0.1.2

[Hillside502]

εxodus
https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/179239/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.photonix.mobile

This appears to be a record for an open-source app. Why so?

[damianmoore]

@Hillside502 That link looks concerning. There aren't any trackers that we added. Maybe Expo or React Native tools add stubs by default for these - quite worrying. Would be nice if there were more details. I'm guessing code signature means that it found strings for things like com.facebook.adsin the APK. I'll try and reproduce. Thanks for highlighting.

[damianmoore]

This kind of explains why but it's not very satisfying: https://forums.expo.io/t/why-does-my-app-have-trackers/50936/4 . From Expo team member's response: "for managed apps we always include all supported expo module regardless whether they are used or not". I am using Expo's managed build service. It looks like I'll have to create my own builds or wait until their enterprise service is production ready.

[Hillside502]

Interestingly, Expo's own app has 10 trackers:-

https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/178855/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=host.exp.exponent

[damianmoore]

They've released more recently than me so maybe if release again I'll have even more trackers :(