cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/50677034

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for recommendations for an Android Fediverse client that does not send user-agent information (device or client details) to servers. Ideally, it should support both Mastodon and Lemmy, or other Fediverse platforms as well.

  • Tealk@rollenspiel.forumEnglish
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    1 hour ago

    generally the bots that scrape sites for information. One of the easiest ways to exclude them is to read the user agent.

    yeah, this info isn’t necessary for technical operations, but some software uses it and shows the client under the post, for example; as an admin, that often helps me identify problems quickly.

    • hardful9856@programming.devOPEnglish
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      1 hour ago

      Bots can easily fake their user agents, so using them to detect bots is not enough and mostly just puts regular users’ privacy at risk.