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    Why 'Opera' identifies my phone model?

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    • VKote
      VKote last edited by

      Hello!
      Why 'Opera' identifies my phone model?
      Android version should be quite enough.
      I dislike this ''additional'' reveal of personal info, mostly useless..

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer @VKote last edited by

        @VKote It's not only Opera, other browsers and apps also do it.

        In the mobile devices world, l guess that knowing the model makes difference.

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        • VKote
          VKote last edited by

          Well, I ckecked several;
          Firefox did not reveal.
          Maxton, Edge, UCbrowser, CMbrowser reveals.
          With this info I am getting additional stupid ads related to phone battery..

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          • leocg
            leocg Moderator Volunteer @VKote last edited by

            @VKote You can enable Opera's adblocker. Or you can stop visiting those sites that show you such ads.
            Or you can also ignore them.

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            • A Former User
              A Former User @leocg last edited by

              @leocg said in Why 'Opera' identifies my phone model?:

              @VKote It's not only Opera, other browsers and apps also do it.

              In the mobile devices world, l guess that knowing the model makes difference.

              It has been known for years that online merchants, including Amazon, show prospective customers different prices for the same product depending on their end device. The disclosure of the mobile phone model seems to serve the interests of the retailer rather than those of the user.

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              • A Former User
                A Former User @VKote last edited by A Former User

                @VKote said in Why 'Opera' identifies my phone model?:

                Maxton, Edge, UCbrowser, CMbrowser reveals.

                A side note from me:

                A few years ago, there were security and privacy concerns about Maxthon and the UC browser. I don't know the current situation, but users who value privacy and security may be interested.

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                • A Former User
                  A Former User @Guest last edited by

                  @yanta 🥺 so that is why. Logical actually. Someone with high-end phone might have more money, or debt possiblity.

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