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Source for the malware claim?
by hibern8 5y ago
Source for the malware claim?
- whydoyoucare 5y agoI believe (s)he wanted imply reddit's official app displays a lot of inline advertisements and other stuff that makes it difficult to determine what is legit subscribed content and what is sneakily inserted by reddit. Maybe I am wrong.
- blendergeek 5y agoFrom Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia: > Programs are also considered malware if they secretly act against the interests of the computer user. There are two criteria that software must meet to fit this definition: 1. The software must act against the interests of the computer user. 2. This must be done "secretly". I unfortunately do not know much about the Reddit App for iOS so I can't make a judgement as to whether it fits definition 2. I think I can say with confidence it fits definition 1.
- Nextgrid 5y agoIt tracks you for advertising purposes. That's malicious in my book.
- colejohnson66 5y agoIt doesn’t advertise to you in secret (how would that even work?). The ads are front and center. It’s user hostile, but not malware.
- Nextgrid 5y agoThe ads are. The data being collected to target those ads is not. I guess a non-malicious way of collecting the data for ad purposes could be to collect it locally and offer the user to review it before sending it off.