via.batch.com: Batch’s Invasive Notification Tracker

The domain via.batch.com is part of Batch, a platform for push notifications and user engagement. It tracks your app interactions to build profiles for targeted messaging, compromising your privacy. Here’s what it does and how to stop its intrusive monitoring.

What Is via.batch.com?

Batch uses this domain to manage data for personalized notifications in apps. It monitors how you use apps to decide when and what to push to your device, but this means collecting personal data without clear user control, posing a significant privacy risk.

Data It Collects

When you use an app tied to Batch, it logs:

• Device ID: Identifies your phone or tablet for persistent tracking.
• IP Address: Reveals your location, often down to a city.
• Push Token: A code for sending notifications directly to your device.
• App Usage: Tracks interactions like opening or specific actions.
• Geolocation: Captures location if app permissions are granted.
• User-Agent: Logs device and app details, like ‘iOS App v1.2’.
• Timestamps: Records actions with exact timing for analysis.
• Event Data: Tracks in-app actions like ‘add to cart’.
• Session ID: Ties session actions to one profile.
• Cookie IDs: Uses codes for monitoring across sessions.

This data enables precise targeting at the cost of your privacy.

Who Gets Your Data?

Batch shares your information with:

• App developer: Uses data for notifications and engagement.
• Third-party marketing tool: Integrates data for campaign targeting.
• Analytics provider: Processes data for behavioral insights.
• Cloud host: Like AWS or Google Cloud, for data storage.
• Legal authority: Shares data upon request per compliance policy.

How to Protect Yourself

Privacy Auditor helps you reclaim your privacy. Here’s how to block this tracker:

• Block Trackers: Use Privacy Auditor’s tools to stop via.batch.com data collection.
• Use a VPN: Mask your IP with a VPN like Mullvad to hide location data.
• Limit App Permissions: Deny location and other unnecessary permissions.
• Disable Notifications: Turn off push notifications for apps using Batch.
• Clear App Data: Reset app data to disrupt tracking continuity.

Combine these steps for a stronger privacy shield.

Sources

• Batch Privacy Policy: https://www.batch.com/privacy-policy
• Batch Documentation: https://doc.batch.com/

This is a legal disclaimer. All information is provided for educational purposes only.