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I honestly packed all the code inside of a APK and distribute it via Google app store. I make no request to get out send any data. How am I collecting or storin

by atum47 2y ago

I honestly packed all the code inside of a APK and distribute it via Google app store. I make no request to get out send any data. How am I collecting or storing any data?

refulgentis 2y ago
> no request to get out send any data Correct: that means you are not relaying data to a network, or retrieving data from a network. Your claim was "We don't store your data, period." I can't know for sure, but for the vast majority of applications, data is stored somewhere, be it on the device, or on the server. High scores? Game state? Levels completed? You sure you're not storing data? That's why it was rejected. Don't get me wrong, I don't think you're doing anything shady, I don't think you're doing it in the general terms people worry about, I very much doubt anyone will find out, or care if they did. It's just a useful example of something that plays well in the HN comments section but not in the real world, I didn't even realize until a few months back. These are de facto legal statements now. Every store requires them, and they're not paying a lawyer to double check them for you. You can get away with it on side project games, but it's not something you can get away with at a business.
- kbenson 2y ago
  > It's just a useful example of something that plays well in the HN comments section but not in the real world I take it you're referring to the earlier, short one, of "We don't store your data, period." If that's the case, I think you're saying the same thing I did in a slightly different way and emphasizing different points? I agree, there's a prevalence of people that see simple and direct and make the mistake of equating simple with useful. Something being simple can be good, but not at the expense of greatly increasing the ambiguity of what it applies to.
- atum47 2y ago
  Not on my device or my server. On yours? Sure, you've downloaded the app, it stores both code and assets, also highscores.

by atum47 2y ago

I honestly packed all the code inside of a APK and distribute it via Google app store. I make no request to get out send any data. How am I collecting or storing any data?

refulgentis 2y ago

> no request to get out send any data Correct: that means you are not relaying data to a network, or retrieving data from a network. Your claim was "We don't store your data, period." I can't know for sure, but for the vast majority of applications, data is stored somewhere, be it on the device, or on the server. High scores? Game state? Levels completed? You sure you're not storing data? That's why it was rejected. Don't get me wrong, I don't think you're doing anything shady, I don't think you're doing it in the general terms people worry about, I very much doubt anyone will find out, or care if they did. It's just a useful example of something that plays well in the HN comments section but not in the real world, I didn't even realize until a few months back. These are de facto legal statements now. Every store requires them, and they're not paying a lawyer to double check them for you. You can get away with it on side project games, but it's not something you can get away with at a business.

kbenson 2y ago
> It's just a useful example of something that plays well in the HN comments section but not in the real world I take it you're referring to the earlier, short one, of "We don't store your data, period." If that's the case, I think you're saying the same thing I did in a slightly different way and emphasizing different points? I agree, there's a prevalence of people that see simple and direct and make the mistake of equating simple with useful. Something being simple can be good, but not at the expense of greatly increasing the ambiguity of what it applies to.
atum47 2y ago
Not on my device or my server. On yours? Sure, you've downloaded the app, it stores both code and assets, also highscores.