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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've read piped is a frontend, but I don't know what that means. I'd still connect to the youtube servers, only through piped. What does that mean for the end user?

I already use tor and adblockers so, what would I gain?

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[–] Darorad 21 points 1 year ago

The main gain would be losing any tracking youtube does on how you interact with their app. They could only track based off what videos your ip address watches.