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

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    8 months ago

    Using third party clients does. Think invidious or piped with apps like Libretube

    It requires a proxy (Piped acts as proxy). A 3rd party client in itself doesm not because the video files are still streamed off Google servers.

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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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          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