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It didn't actually directly track app usage locally, it tunneled all traffic through a VPN and tracked usage by monitoring network connections.
by opencl 7y ago
It didn't actually directly track app usage locally, it tunneled all traffic through a VPN and tracked usage by monitoring network connections.
- SenorSourdough 7y agoIt's mind boggling that there is any good way for an app that just tracks your social media usage to make money when they have to tunnel all their user's internet usage. (Assuming they actually made any money on that $500k revenue...)
- busymom0 7y agoI really really doubt they made any money on $500k. Unless they developed the app themselves, hiring developers for such a complex app with backend itself would cost a few hundred thousand dollars.
- gentle_p 7y agoBased on the story there are just 2 of them - founders, so not a lot of costs for devs.