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I would imagine there are different between analytics and spyware.
by phantomathkg 4y ago
I would imagine there are different between analytics and spyware.
- sneak 4y agoAnalytics systems that ask for informed user consent before transmitting are fine. There is no semantic difference whatsoever between silent analytics that assume consent (i.e. "opt out") and spyware. Both invisibly transmit user data off the system without the consent (and usually without the knowledge) of the user, exfiltrating stolen information. Tellingly, the variable used for configuring this in Mattermost calls it "diagnostics", further obscuring its functionality. If privacy is a human right, then this software by default violates the human rights of its users.