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Indeed. That's why I like the privacy cards on the iOS App Store a lot. For apps like this, it makes it really easy to spot the ones that'll record my location
by donkeyd 4y ago
Indeed. That's why I like the privacy cards on the iOS App Store a lot. For apps like this, it makes it really easy to spot the ones that'll record my location data on their servers for some reason.
It's the same with fitness tracking apps, so many of them send health data to their servers, but there are a few (often paid ones, of course) that seem to store important data only locally.
- IndySun 4y ago>That's why I like the privacy cards on the iOS App Store a lot Donkeyd, I find the privacy cards in the iOS app store to be an unreliable source. I will read the relevant privacy policy stating 'data not collected' to mean anything but. Do you know if the card self-reporting?
- donkeyd 4y agoThey are indeed self-reporting. From what I understood from a friend, you fill out a kind of questionnaire as an app publisher.
- xcambar 4y agoCan you name a few, please? I am very reluctant to fitness apps and devices for that exact reason and I'd really like to see a privacy friendly app. Bonus points if you know devices that can be used with local data only.
- donkeyd 4y agoInterestingly, they are often developed in Germany. One I found is Fitness Point. They use Google analytics and ads, so privacy is relative. However, unlike for example apps like MyFitnessPal and apps by brands like Nike, they don't use your fitness data (like weight) for direct advertising. The major apps all have the ability to market weight loss products when you gain weight, for example, which is the thing I personally resent the most.