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This unfortunately sounds like something that can get people into a lot of trouble. It's a lot like the Carrier IQ debacle last year, where diagnostic software

This unfortunately sounds like something that can get people into a lot of trouble. It's a lot like the Carrier IQ debacle last year, where diagnostic software was left on some cell phones, and everyone went apeshit over it. All it takes is for a single customer to leave the software on there and have it get distributed to their customers, and it might turn into a big privacy scandal all over again, with not only the customer but this company being dragged in front of Congress. I would suggest adding code into your library that either forces a pop-up or gives a message saying that the app is currently using your software, so that it warns developers using your code that it's still activated, before they send it off the the App Store. The last thing you want is for this to get accidentally installed by unsuspecting end-users.

iosnoob 14y ago
This happens all the time on the web as best practice. Don't see how mobile is different, especially when they seem to have the privacy options built in.
- dmix 14y ago
  Yep, Clicktale has been doing this for many years. I've never heard of them being dragged to court.
- tijs 14y ago
  I'm not sure recording a video of the user going through her private data on an app is the same as seeing where she clicks on your website though. As far as i know services like Clicktale will record mouse interaction but not the actual data on the screen which makes a huge difference.
klawed 14y ago
I'm not discounting the potential for abuse here, but this is significantly different than Carrier IQ in that Delight.io will be limited to recording what a sandboxed app is doing unlike Carrier IQ's software which was running at the BIOS level and capable of collecting far more private data.
DenisM 14y ago
Not to worry, given the pricing structure, developer's account money will dry in minutes, providing ample incentive not to forget.

iosnoob 14y ago

This happens all the time on the web as best practice. Don't see how mobile is different, especially when they seem to have the privacy options built in.

dmix 14y ago
Yep, Clicktale has been doing this for many years. I've never heard of them being dragged to court.
tijs 14y ago
I'm not sure recording a video of the user going through her private data on an app is the same as seeing where she clicks on your website though. As far as i know services like Clicktale will record mouse interaction but not the actual data on the screen which makes a huge difference.

klawed 14y ago

I'm not discounting the potential for abuse here, but this is significantly different than Carrier IQ in that Delight.io will be limited to recording what a sandboxed app is doing unlike Carrier IQ's software which was running at the BIOS level and capable of collecting far more private data.

DenisM 14y ago

Not to worry, given the pricing structure, developer's account money will dry in minutes, providing ample incentive not to forget.