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Clearscanner on the phone does this -- my kids use it for their homework. Snaps pictures, finds edges, does affine transform, corrects exposure, and assembles
by mlyle 6y ago
Clearscanner on the phone does this -- my kids use it for their homework. Snaps pictures, finds edges, does affine transform, corrects exposure, and assembles into PDF.
- sneak 6y agoI went into the app store to see about this app, having not heard about it yet. The app's privacy policy says it uses Firebase (Google) Analytics, which transmits information about your use of the app off the device without consent. This, to me, means I can never trust it for scanning sensitive or private documents, because who knows what it's sending. I declined to install it. YMMV.
- mlyle 6y agoThis is in the context of scanning homework assignments. Not to mention-- Firebase tracks what, events? You think somehow it's encoding the documents in an event stream to exfiltrate them?
- sneak 6y agoAn app that shares my event data silently and without consent cannot be trusted with even low-grade private information. Why would I ever allow it on a device that handles high-grade private information?
- mlyle 6y ago> An app that shares my event data silently and without consent You're complaining about a -disclosed- use of analytics. It seems like you'd be happier with an app that just didn't mention the use.
- jjeaff 6y agoIt's not without consent nor is it silently. You consent when you decide to install it and it's not silently if they just told you that it happens.
- erklik 6y ago> event data silently and without consent It's neither silent nor without consent since you were told about it.
- snthd 6y agoYou might like OpenNoteScanner https://github.com/allgood/OpenNoteScanner https://github.com/allgood/OpenNoteScanner
- StavrosK 6y agoCan you not just block its internet connection?