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This is getting voted down, but is this not true? My iPhone knows all my top apps and shows them on whatever that screen is called, with the search, and adjusts
by dmitryminkovsky 7y ago
This is getting voted down, but is this not true? My iPhone knows all my top apps and shows them on whatever that screen is called, with the search, and adjusts them over time as usage changes. Maybe it’s not “more important,” but why vote this down? How do I know that data doesn’t go back to Apple with “telemetry”?
- gruez 7y agoBecause it’s like saying “well iOS/Android knows your contacts, so what’s the issue with Wacom siphoning your contacts?” > How do I know that data doesn’t go back to Apple with “telemetry”? By checking the privacy policy. Also, you can opt out of telemetry on iOS.
- dmitryminkovsky 7y agoIs OP saying that? The question I interpreted was “how is this different, such that I’m seeing this on the homepage of HN?”
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- cmcd 7y agoA Wacom tablet is not the same as a phone, it is a peripheral. This is like your Dell keyboard tracking your keystrokes and what application they go into.
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- diffeomorphism 7y agoA specialized keyboard using different button layouts and settings per app. Also, not tracking keystrokes at all but rather "used special keyboard with app foo". As a better example, suppose it were a game controller. Then the question "what games are people using this controller with?" seems quite reasonable. Filter to games only and anonymize the data and that would be fine.
- dmitryminkovsky 7y agoOh okay. Makes sense. Thanks for explaining.
- AlexandrB 7y agoWhich is a thing that has already happened with Razer[1]. They back-pedalled (a little) after pressure from customers[2]. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/8klf7a/razer_synapse_privacy_policy_keylogging_and/ https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/8klf7a/razer_synap... [2] https://www.techradar.com/news/razer-synapse-3-app-delivers-better-privacy-and-convenience-by-allowing-guest-logins https://www.techradar.com/news/razer-synapse-3-app-delivers-...
- nottorp 7y agoIt's a bit late for them <pats SteelSeries mouse>.
- efdee 7y agoIt's downvoted mostly because bringing up iOS and Android in a discussion about Wacom tablets seems pretty off-topic and whataboutist.
- dmitryminkovsky 7y agoI didn’t understand what a Wacom tablet is. Now I do!
- dvtrn 7y agoI learned something in this thread as well from the question asked, wish a few commenters would drop the "whattaboutism" attitude, some of us are actually trying to learn something here.
- endorphone 7y agoIt's an attempt at technical whataboutism (alternately it's just confused and thinks a wacom tablet is comparable to an iPad or something). The operating system obvious has to know what apps you're running, and can store metrics to the same -- locally -- to improve your experience. There is no reason Wacom needs to know, much less share it externally. It adds zero value for the end user.
- dmitryminkovsky 7y agoYep. Sorry, was confused about what Wacom tablet was.