it's opera, which i only have on the phone, tho yes no doubt probably the
others can too.  sure i can go into facebook settings and disable
notifications, but the wakeup call here is these browsers providing a fully
operational malware platform.  and facebook using it.


On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 9:07 PM, Ryan Coleman <ryan.coleman at cwis.biz> wrote:

> Have you used Chrome at all? That if you use it on a desktop then
> notifications authorized there could be synced. Same with other browsers, I
> think.
>
>
> > On Nov 30, 2017, at 12:56 PM, gregrwm <tclug1 at whitleymott.net> wrote:
> > i wonder how facebook is putting notifications on my (lollipop) phone.
> i just rebooted, haven't launched anything, and neither the facebook nor fb
> messaging apps are installed.  iirc i did install and uninstall fb
> messaging several months back, but these facebook notifications have just
> started in the last day or two.  hmm, perhaps i've gone several months
> without posting on facebook and have just done that, from my desktop, not
> the phone.  but, so?  my first guess is via opera beta.  i like opera beta
> because it does reflow after zoom.  but i think it's the culprit for the
> ads when i plug or unplug the charger.  sure i've browsed a small few fb
> pages on the phone.  i wouldn't have thought that would let them place
> intents tho.
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