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It's long been the case that companies legally have to disclose what data they collect and what they do with it in their Privacy Policy/Notice. That applies to
by daveoc64 6y ago
It's long been the case that companies legally have to disclose what data they collect and what they do with it in their Privacy Policy/Notice. That applies to services on any platform, including iOS, Android, or the web.
I think that the Privacy Label is a "one size fits all" box ticking exercise, that a lot of people are going to ignore/not understand.
When all of the most popular apps state that they collect a lot of data, there's no reason for people to think any given app is "bad".
- ethbr0 6y agoThat was GP's point, IMHO. Do you think more people read privacy policies from start to finish and understand them, vs will look at Apple's label and understand it? The perfect is the enemy of both the good and progress.
- daveoc64 6y ago> That was GP's point, IMHO. I thought the point was more that until now, app developers have been able to keep how they use data quiet, and that Apple is forcing them to reveal what they do. That's not really the case, the data is just in a format that people can't be bothered to read (Privacy Notice). I think that Apple's format is better in some ways, but not others. There are a lot of possible types of data, but they can each appear in multiple categories. Developers can't justify why they use data in a privacy label, so it's difficult for people to tell exactly how the data collection would affect them (if at all), and whether it's justified or not.