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Don‘t forget Amazon took down Fakespot from the App Store, an app to check Amazon product review quality and detect anomalies, and afterwards the Amazon app app

Don‘t forget Amazon took down Fakespot from the App Store, an app to check Amazon product review quality and detect anomalies, and afterwards the Amazon app appeared as an ad when searching for Fakespot on the App Store.

vlozko 5y ago
Fakespot is a privacy nightmare: https://www.fakespot.com/privacy-policy https://www.fakespot.com/privacy-policy Personal Information We Collect Identifiers: User ID: Such as screen name, handle, account ID, or other user- or account-level ID that can be used to identify a particular user or account. This information could be provided via your Fakespot account, Apple ID, Google Account, or other accounts you may use on the Services. User ID also includes your account password, other credentials, security questions, and confirmation codes.
- google234123 5y ago
  How is collecting a unique user id a privacy nightmare?
  - vlozko 5y ago
    “User ID also includes your account password…”
    - google234123 5y ago
      This willl blow your mind: when you sign up on a website they save a hash of your password so that you can login again later! Also, when you post a comment on hacker news, hn saves it on their server! What a privacy nightmare am I right?
      - google234123 5y ago
        This was too harsh, sorry
- duskwuff 5y ago
  That's literally just saying that, if you log in to Fakespot, they'll record some basic information about the user you're logged in as. None of this is unusual or noteworthy.
  - bmicraft 5y ago
    For what it's worth, their addon want full access to literally any site you visit while reviewmeta only requests access to amazon sites
SV_BubbleTime 5y ago
I don’t know if it’s 1/2 the replacement, but I’ve been checking things with reviewmeta.com and it’s been ok - except - It seems Amazon only gives API access for the last 10,000 reviews, which might seem like a lot, but I bought something the other day that had 30k reviews. Low percentage reported as fake, but that doesn’t mean a ton, that product could have played they system on the first 10k reviews to establish itself as the most popular option. I agree with everyone else, I think the “safety” is higher on traditional sites.
- schleck8 5y ago
  you can still access fakespot via their website if i'm not mistaken https://www.fakespot.com/analyzer https://www.fakespot.com/analyzer

vlozko 5y ago

Fakespot is a privacy nightmare: https://www.fakespot.com/privacy-policy https://www.fakespot.com/privacy-policy Personal Information We Collect Identifiers: User ID: Such as screen name, handle, account ID, or other user- or account-level ID that can be used to identify a particular user or account. This information could be provided via your Fakespot account, Apple ID, Google Account, or other accounts you may use on the Services. User ID also includes your account password, other credentials, security questions, and confirmation codes.

google234123 5y ago
How is collecting a unique user id a privacy nightmare?
- vlozko 5y ago
  “User ID also includes your account password…”
  - google234123 5y ago
    This willl blow your mind: when you sign up on a website they save a hash of your password so that you can login again later! Also, when you post a comment on hacker news, hn saves it on their server! What a privacy nightmare am I right?
    - google234123 5y ago
      This was too harsh, sorry
duskwuff 5y ago
That's literally just saying that, if you log in to Fakespot, they'll record some basic information about the user you're logged in as. None of this is unusual or noteworthy.
- bmicraft 5y ago
  For what it's worth, their addon want full access to literally any site you visit while reviewmeta only requests access to amazon sites

SV_BubbleTime 5y ago

I don’t know if it’s 1/2 the replacement, but I’ve been checking things with reviewmeta.com and it’s been ok - except - It seems Amazon only gives API access for the last 10,000 reviews, which might seem like a lot, but I bought something the other day that had 30k reviews. Low percentage reported as fake, but that doesn’t mean a ton, that product could have played they system on the first 10k reviews to establish itself as the most popular option. I agree with everyone else, I think the “safety” is higher on traditional sites.

schleck8 5y ago
you can still access fakespot via their website if i'm not mistaken https://www.fakespot.com/analyzer https://www.fakespot.com/analyzer