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Can you explain how this is different / worse than an app having Google analytics embedded? If that's unacceptable then the same goes for 90% of apps, not just

• bscphil 7y ago
  To follow up on this, for anyone who might have seen it, a scan of the Word app for Android indicates that it contains * Google Firebase Analytics * HockeyApp The former I've seen in about 90% of apps I've downloaded from the Google Play Store. The latter claims to be "the best way to collect live crash reports, get feedback from your users, distribute your betas, and analyze your test coverage." Oh, and Microsoft owns it. [1] Neither seems particularly unusual to me. I wonder what has caused this much outrage: * Assumptions about the nature of the "tracking" ("specializes in predictive profiling" leaves a lot to the imagination) * Assuming that other apps aren't doing the same thing * A general expression of anger at all apps that have embedded scripts like these [1] https://devblogs.microsoft.com/bharry/microsoft-acquires-hockeyapp/ https://devblogs.microsoft.com/bharry/microsoft-acquires-hoc...