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Yeah, this is why I actually read the privacy policy on every app I install now. I've done this for the past 6mo or so. At this point I basically don't purcha
by amatecha 7y ago
Yeah, this is why I actually read the privacy policy on every app I install now. I've done this for the past 6mo or so. At this point I basically don't purchase apps that store any of my information on their servers (unless of course it's fundamentally required for the service, such as Spotify or the like).
- prophesi 7y agoI'm a bit confused. Shouldn't there be equal concern for apps that _share_ data with third-parties? The first-party app doesn't need to store any of the information in that case; they just hand it off in-transit. And have you had any luck with installing apps with such criteria? I'm on a similar boat, and primarily use F-Droid apps.
- amatecha 7y agoOh, yeah of course sharing data with 3rd parties is even more "nope" than just storing it themselves. The last app I looked at to consider purchasing, "Clear Todos", which was highly-reputed at some point? Their Privacy Policy link in App Store actually hits a 404 error page. To say the least, I almost never purchase anything from App Store these days. It's a pretty dire landscape, but I'm tired of "being the product", and I am willing to give up a lot of stuff to lessen how often my information is used/stored/profited from.
- throwawaymath 7y agoWhat do you do about the mobile apps which don't store your data themselves, but share it with various third parties?
- mirimir 7y ago> unless of course it's fundamentally required for the service, such as Spotify or the like Spotify does not need to track what you listen to, in order to stream music to you!