I’m sure they are working on a youtube messaging app behind the scenes.

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      8 months ago

      Still good for privacy

      No, non-proxied clients don’t do shit for privacy. Accessing the video streams directly off Google servers is enough to be tracked,

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        8 months ago

        But there isn’t any non-free code involved so all they have is your IP address at the time and what video you watched. That’s it.

        Not as great as a public proxy but it is way better than using the proprietary spyware