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Because it is a paid-for app instead of a gratis one. People expect they "paid off" the privacy invasion that way. Turns out, they did not.
by Fnoord 7y ago
Because it is a paid-for app instead of a gratis one. People expect they "paid off" the privacy invasion that way. Turns out, they did not.
- kbenson 7y agoThat's an interesting assumption of people, and I can see where they might come to that, but the logic is unfortunately flawed. Just because publishers/developers might feel the need to monetize user data on free apps to make money, doesn't mean they won't also do it for paid apps to make more money. Betting a business is going to leave money on the table because it's the nice thing to do is not a winning strategy on the consumers part.
- goatinaboat 7y agoPrivate data of people with a demonstrated willingness to pay for things is the most valuable kind. So it’s kind of the opposite: by paying you make data theft more likely, not less.
- tom_mellior 7y ago> Because it is a paid-for app instead of a gratis one. That's not correct. All Niantic games are free to play. In-app purchases are available, but in reasonably densely populated areas you can play just fine without them, there is enough "stuff" to collect in the wild.