The problem is transparency — nobody has perfect information about what apps do. People on HN will be better informed than most, but do you think your mom or da

The problem is transparency — nobody has perfect information about what apps do. People on HN will be better informed than most, but do you think your mom or dad will know not to install certain apps that might be widely known (except to them) to be predatory? What about malicious apps that, say, steal credit card information?