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Sensor tower is a mobile intelligence tool. Correct me if I am missing something, but what is a big deal here? And when you use free apps, obviously they sell y
by risyachka 7y ago
Sensor tower is a mobile intelligence tool. Correct me if I am missing something, but what is a big deal here?
And when you use free apps, obviously they sell your data (or with a high chance), they are not charities. But in return, you get hassle-free ad-blocking or VPN. It looks like a fair deal to me. Or you can find a good one that will be expensive, or do it yourself (paying the same or more, just with your time).
And there is a huge difference between what they can do and what they actually do.
In coffee shops and other places, surveillance systems can be used to steal your passwords and logins etc. But I strongly suspect each and everyone has entered their personal details while been recorded bt the surveillance system for many times. Or just in public place where someone can see, etc.
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- Krasnol 7y agoHow about the huge difference of knowing that you give away your data and not knowing? There is nothing "fair" about it and just the fact that they are now gone from the stores should...I don't know...maybe make you think about that a bit? PS: just because there are worse situations, doesn't make this a good one.
- risyachka 7y agoI meant general practice done legally, e.g. stating this in their policy and showing when you run the app for the first time that it will sell their not personal data in exchange for free service. The concept is fair as some are willing to pay with money, some are ok to pay with their data. Hiding the fact that you will sell data obviously deserves the punishment.
- Krasnol 7y agoAnd that's the big deal here.
- tlogan 7y agoI 100% agree with you - but people tend to ignore "privacy" if something is free. I was just talking with a colleague of mine who is in this "privacy is important" camp. But he is using mail tracker from hunter.io (since it is free). It was really hard to explain him that that company which allows you to "Find the email address of any professional" is giving mail tracker for free in order to collect more data (to their defense they clearly say in their privacy policy and you can opt-out of the "sale" of personal information).