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Twitter's done similar stuff too: https://www.vox.com/2014/11/26/11633282/twitters-now-collecting-data-on-which-apps-you-download https://www.vox.com/2014/11/26
by kmfrk 4y ago
Twitter's done similar stuff too: https://www.vox.com/2014/11/26/11633282/twitters-now-collecting-data-on-which-apps-you-download https://www.vox.com/2014/11/26/11633282/twitters-now-collect....
It's one of those things about privacy like Steve Jobs said: "Privacy is knowing what you sign up for". A lot of the time, the creepiness comes from poor communication. It's fair for people to assume something bad.
- saagarjha 4y agoThis happened to be the catalyst for Apple locking down this functionality on iOS.
- ajsnigrutin 4y agoI don't think it's a communication issue, I think it's a phone/system permission issue. Somehow we made a change with our view at permissions to let or not-let apps access our files (storage permission), location and camera/microphone... but why the hell do we let them do all the other stuff (like this?). There should be a giant popup saying "TikTok wants to see the list of all the installed applications on your phone, do you want to allow that? yes once, not now, not ever" and it's done. Then have the developers deal with the "monetizers" if it's worth it for millions of people to see that popup and question why does a video app need such a permission.