{"id":18924,"date":"2022-11-25T17:03:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T17:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/11\/25\/canadian-carrier-apps-include-trackers-from-facebook-google-more\/"},"modified":"2022-11-25T17:03:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T17:03:18","slug":"canadian-carrier-apps-include-trackers-from-facebook-google-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/11\/25\/canadian-carrier-apps-include-trackers-from-facebook-google-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian carrier apps include trackers from Facebook, Google, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/go.fiverr.com\/visit\/?bta=1052423&nci=17043\" Target=\"_Top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/fiverr.ck-cdn.com\/tn\/serve\/?cid=40081059\" loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"601\" height=\"201\"><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Several Canadian carriers and their flanker brands include trackers from Google, Facebook and others in mobile apps offered to customers.<\/p>\n<p>After recently switching to Telus, I downloaded the company\u2019s mobile app to see if there were any features I wanted to use. Within a few hours of downloading the My Telus app, I noticed that DuckDuckGo\u2019s App Tracking Protection had blocked almost 1,400 tracking attempts using known third-party trackers from Google, Facebook and Adobe.<\/p>\n<p>App Tracking Protection, if you haven\u2019t heard of it, is a feature offered in the DuckDuckGo mobile app for Android. The functionality has been around for almost a year (<a href=\"https:\/\/mobilesyrup.com\/2022\/01\/16\/duckduckgos-app-tracking-protection-is-worth-trying-despite-issues\/\" data-lasso-id=\"560788\">I first wrote about it early in 2022)<\/a>, but it <a href=\"https:\/\/mobilesyrup.com\/2022\/11\/17\/duckduckgo-app-tracking-protection-public-beta\/\" data-lasso-id=\"560789\">recently entered public beta<\/a>, meaning anyone with an Android phone can download the app and try it out. It uses a VPN to filter network traffic coming from your device and blocks known third-party trackers to prevent data from leaving your device. Even though it uses Android\u2019s built-in VPN feature, DuckDuckGo says everything is handled on-device, and App Tracking Protection doesn\u2019t route data through external servers. The search company even made the blocklist used for App Tracking Protection <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/duckduckgo\/tracker-blocklists\/tree\/main\/app\" data-lasso-id=\"560790\">publicly available on GitHub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Curious if Telus was an outlier, I downloaded the mobile apps offered by several Canadian carriers and wireless providers available in Ontario, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My Telus<\/li>\n<li>MyRogers<\/li>\n<li>Fido My Account<\/li>\n<li>My Chatr<\/li>\n<li>MyBell<\/li>\n<li>Virgin Plus My Account<\/li>\n<li>Lucky Mobile<\/li>\n<li>Freedom My Account<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting that Telus\u2019 flanker brands Koodo and Public Mobile don\u2019t offer mobile apps. Additionally, testing was performed on a <a href=\"https:\/\/mobilesyrup.com\/2022\/10\/12\/google-pixel-7-review-canada\/\" data-lasso-id=\"561557\">Pixel 7<\/a> running Android 13 and the November 2022 security patch. The apps weren\u2019t tested on iPhone since the iOS version of the DuckDuckGo app doesn\u2019t support App Tracking Protection (iOS does offer built-in App Tracking Transparency, which I\u2019ll touch on further down).<\/p>\n<h2>Trackers collect a variety of data<\/h2>\n<p>The trackers blocked by DuckDuckGo\u2019s App Tracking Protection can collect a wide array of data. App Tracking Protection lists information that each tracker is known to collect, such as information about the device being used, such as screen resolution, network\/carrier, OS version, charging status, device language, headphone status, system volume, rotation data, and more. The trackers also try to collect some personal data, including location, gender, postal code, and email. Trackers also collect unique identifiers, advertising IDs, GPS coordinates, available memory and storage, and much, much more.<\/p>\n<p>The screenshots below show the trackers detected in Canadian carrier apps and what those trackers are known to collect:<\/p>\n<div id=\"gallery-1\" class=\"gallery galleryid-898992 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-full\">\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon portrait\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/google-trackers.png\"><img width=\"1080\" height=\"3855\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/google-trackers.png\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-899092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/google-trackers.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/google-trackers-84x300.png 84w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/google-trackers-287x1024.png 287w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/google-trackers-768x2741.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/google-trackers-430x1536.png 430w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/google-trackers-574x2048.png 574w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-899092\">\n\t\t\t\tGoogle tracker\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon portrait\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/facebook-trackers.png\"><img width=\"1080\" height=\"3426\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/facebook-trackers.png\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-899091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/facebook-trackers.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/facebook-trackers-95x300.png 95w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/facebook-trackers-323x1024.png 323w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/facebook-trackers-768x2436.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/facebook-trackers-484x1536.png 484w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/facebook-trackers-646x2048.png 646w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-899091\">\n\t\t\t\tFacebook tracker\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon portrait\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/adobe-trackers.png\"><img width=\"1080\" height=\"2280\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/adobe-trackers.png\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-899093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/adobe-trackers.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/adobe-trackers-142x300.png 142w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/adobe-trackers-485x1024.png 485w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/adobe-trackers-768x1621.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/adobe-trackers-728x1536.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/adobe-trackers-970x2048.png 970w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-899093\">\n\t\t\t\tAdobe tracker\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon portrait\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/branch-metrics-trackers.png\"><img width=\"1080\" height=\"2004\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/branch-metrics-trackers.png\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-899090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/branch-metrics-trackers.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/branch-metrics-trackers-162x300.png 162w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/branch-metrics-trackers-552x1024.png 552w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/branch-metrics-trackers-768x1425.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/branch-metrics-trackers-828x1536.png 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-899090\">\n\t\t\t\tBranch Metrics tracker\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\"\/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Allison Goodman, a senior communications manager for DuckDuckGo, told <em>MobileSyrup <\/em>in an interview that apps may include these trackers for things like analytics and marketing, noting that over 96 percent of popular free Android apps tested by DuckDuckGo contain hidden third-party trackers. 87 percent sent data to Google, and 68 percent sent data to Facebook. DuckDuckGo also cited an<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.appcensus.io\/2020\/11\/18\/snapshot-of-privacy-behaviors-in-the-australian-android-app-ecosystem\/\" data-lasso-id=\"560791\"> AppCensus report<\/a> with similar results.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPersonal data companies like Facebook and Google use that information to build a profile that advertisers and content-targeting companies use to influence what you see online,\u201d Goodman wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problems with all this information collection go way beyond so-called \u2018relevant\u2019 (aka creepy) advertising and targeting. Tracking networks can sell your data to other companies like data brokers, advertisers, and governments, resulting in more substantial harms like ideological manipulation, discrimination, personal price manipulation, polarization, and more.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Trackers in carrier apps<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_899086\" style=\"width: 1029px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-899086\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-899086 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/telus-trackers.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"App Tracking Protection blocked Google, Facebook, and Adobe trackers in the My TELUS app.\" width=\"1019\" height=\"1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/telus-trackers.png 1019w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/telus-trackers-273x300.png 273w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/telus-trackers-932x1024.png 932w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/telus-trackers-768x844.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-899086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">App Tracking Protection blocked Google, Facebook, and Adobe trackers in the My TELUS app.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The My Telus app racked up tracking attempts faster than apps from other providers and was also one of only two that included trackers from Facebook. The other was Freedom Mobile\u2019s My Account app. My Telus also included Google and Adobe trackers.<\/p>\n<p>Telus did not provide comment in time for publication.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_899088\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-899088\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-899088 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/freedom-trackers.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"App Tracking Protection blocked Google, Facebook, and Adobe trackers in the Freedom app.\" width=\"360\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/freedom-trackers.png 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/freedom-trackers-135x300.png 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-899088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">App Tracking Protection blocked Google, Facebook, and Adobe trackers in the Freedom app<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Along with the Facebook trackers, App Tracking Protection blocked Google and Adobe trackers from Freedom Mobile\u2019s app.<\/p>\n<p>Freedom did not provide comment in time for publication.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_899085\" style=\"width: 1029px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rogers-trackers.png\" data-lasso-id=\"561003\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-899085\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-899085 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rogers-trackers.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"App Tracking Protection blocked Google and Adobe trackers in Rogers' and Fido's apps.\" width=\"1019\" height=\"1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rogers-trackers.png 1019w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rogers-trackers-273x300.png 273w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rogers-trackers-932x1024.png 932w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rogers-trackers-768x844.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-899085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">App Tracking Protection blocked Google and Adobe trackers in Rogers\u2019 and Fido\u2019s apps<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rogers, as well as flanker brand Fido, had both Google and Adobe trackers. Interestingly, App Tracking Protection blocked no trackers from the Chatr app.<\/p>\n<p>A Rogers spokesperson told <em>MobileSyrup <\/em>that information collected by the MyRogers and Fido My Account apps is used for internal analytics and diagnostics to determine app functionality and operating system support. Moreover, the spokesperson said that the apps don\u2019t disclose customer information with third parties for cross-tracking across apps and websites. Instead, all data is collected and used solely by Rogers and Fido. The Rogers spokesperson said that only customers can choose whether to enable location services and that doing so allows customers to receive more relevant information, like regional service offerings or details about regional network issues.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson also emphasized that Rogers\u2019 apps comply with all Canadian privacy laws, including PIPEDA, and both the Google and Apple developer policies.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_899087\" style=\"width: 1544px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bell-trackers.png\" data-lasso-id=\"561004\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-899087\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-899087 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bell-trackers.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Bell app tracking attempts blocked by App Tracking Protection\" width=\"1534\" height=\"1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bell-trackers.png 1534w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bell-trackers-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bell-trackers-1024x748.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bell-trackers-768x561.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1534px) 100vw, 1534px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-899087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bell app tracking attempts blocked by App Tracking Protection<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Finally, the Bell, Virgin Plus, and Lucky Mobile apps all had trackers blocked by App Tracking Protection. For the most part, Bell and related apps used a third-party tracker from Branch Metrics. According to the<a href=\"https:\/\/branch.io\/\" data-lasso-id=\"560795\"> Branch Metrics website<\/a>, it \u201cprovides the leading mobile linking platform, with solutions that unify user experience and measurement across different devices, platforms, and channels,\u201d which sounds a lot like analytics. Still, the App Tracking Protection detailed that Branch Metrics is known to collect data like location, email address, postal code, device details, local IP address, and more.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to <em>MobileSyrup<\/em>, Bell said:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u201cThe MyBell, Virgin Plus MyAccount and Lucky Mobile apps are used by customers to manage their account and billing, check their usage as well as technical support. In order to provide these services to customers, we need certain information such as device platform, the version of the operating system, and IP address. We also know which province that the customer is located in, because our pricing and services are based by region. However, we do not collect location below the provincial level, nor do we request or use background location. Maintaining the privacy and security of our customers\u2019 personal information is a priority for us, and we do not share this information with other parties.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>What about iPhone users?<\/h2>\n<p>As I mentioned above, DuckDuckGo\u2019s iPhone app doesn\u2019t offer App Tracking Protection, but iOS has a built-in App Tracking Transparency feature. However, it differs from App Tracking Protection by operating primarily on an agreement with app developers \u2014 if a user chooses to opt out of tracking for an app, then that app can\u2019t use that user\u2019s Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA). However, <a href=\"https:\/\/mobilesyrup.com\/2021\/09\/25\/iphone-apps-games-tracking-apple-privacy\/\" data-lasso-id=\"560792\">research revealed<\/a> many apps build digital fingerprints on users by collecting other data, meaning App Tracking Transparency doesn\u2019t actually do much to stop tracking (Moreover, <a href=\"https:\/\/mobilesyrup.com\/2022\/11\/09\/apple-apps-track-users-who-turn-off-analytics\/\" data-lasso-id=\"560793\">Apple\u2019s own apps don\u2019t follow the setting<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><em>MobileSyrup <\/em>asked each carrier whether their apps respected the App Tracking Transparency feature included in iOS. Those that provided comment to <em>MobileSyrup <\/em>for this story did not directly answer the question, and only Rogers brought up Apple developer policies.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, you may want to remove any carrier apps installed on your smartphone, especially if you have concerns about the tracking. Most carrier apps offer the same functionality as what\u2019s available through carrier websites, so there isn\u2019t really a need to install the apps anyway. Moreover, if your Android device comes with one of these apps pre-installed and you can\u2019t remove it, head to Settings &gt; Apps &gt; See all apps &gt; Select the carrier app &gt; Tap \u2018Disable.\u2019 This is about as close to uninstalling a pre-installed app as you can get.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, download DuckDuckGo\u2019s app and enable App Tracking Protection. Honestly, you might want to do this anyway \u2014 it will block trackers from more than just carrier apps. The DuckDuckGo app is <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.duckduckgo.mobile.android\" data-lasso-id=\"560794\">available for free on the Play Store<\/a>. <strong>Update 2022\/11\/25 at 12:01pm ET: <\/strong>Some readers noted other possible solutions in the comments below, be sure to check them out!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<iframe data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fiverr.com\/gig_widgets?id=U2FsdGVkX18x7XQvttUTrv1oEqmGNGTgvvCUiUoJ\/AP4z\/UyMz8lXGOLpu15jIMxBbTR0gmD5uBoFvhC4KWeALQRp3h\/X\/AwcVD0K8Wj9H\/ZzYKzcCNHosB9oS4SCJJFWiN85P9ICAc4OgCoE\/wHKIY7CDkf2\/DQ1vqGvk4smVe5cRDEmrLPCWi4FC8p40VUhSmWQ5udCm0zoJtorgWv3vbDQw0kKYkwn39ozAnQXDe+YvWMxkLFWA+O3TFwkJvdkIK+\/AUSnRssPKt5WHY0FhNOxnSPcLslEL4G4\/RfP95ve99U+kRnDy3X+KtzdQLY+u935ghON\/o3UE4IMv9oN6JX9RnxzL\/LRcOgnHigxStSGPKsZYtnz8RWNVT\/rOLAibqiWJadC5MYHRbekF3eg6FOGrQGkXYbsn0+a5aovnlLCbLwIqY9fcS17UX8J235iQ6cdmHNbrPeS84CMm34RA==&affiliate_id=1052423&strip_google_tagmanager=true\" loading=\"lazy\" data-with-title=\"true\" class=\"fiverr_nga_frame\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"350\" width=\"100%\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-mode=\"random_gigs\" onload=\" var frame = this; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.addEventListener('load', function() { window.FW_SDK.register(frame); }); script.setAttribute('src', 'https:\/\/www.fiverr.com\/gig_widgets\/sdk'); document.body.appendChild(script); \" ><\/iframe>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mobilesyrup.com\/2022\/11\/25\/rogers-bell-telus-apps-trackers-facebook-google\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rogers-bell-telus-apps-trackers-facebook-google\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several Canadian carriers and their flanker brands include trackers from Google, Facebook and others in mobile apps offered to customers. 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