Why we currently do not recommend the Rodent App (npub1feu…kh5l) Mastodon client:<li>it's not <a href="https://fedifreu.de/tags/opensource"; class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>opensource</span></a> let alone <a href="https://fedifreu.de/tags/FLOSS"; class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FLOSS</span></a></li><li>it's only available from Google's Play store</li><li>it contains trackers (<a href="https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/de/reports/575228/#trackers"; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Google Crashlytics and Google Firebase Analytics</a>)</li><li>it wants access to your <a href="https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/de/reports/social.rodent/latest/#permissions"; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ad ID</a></li>
In short, this app is against the spirit of Mastodon and the Fediverse. There are plenty of Mastodon apps that respect you: Tusky (npub18wv…53pp), Fedilab (Fedilab Apps (npub14kx…urew)), Lucas @Moshidon 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 (npub1rx6…pdar) …
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switching.software
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2025-03-21 09:31:27 UTC
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