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Does anyone pays attention on this sectore on app store, before downloading an app? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by PrincessCory@lemmy.wtf to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I alwayse check this before downloading apps because i dont want apps to spy on me. And what i noticed in practise is that usualy payd apps offten dont collect any data and even if they do its less data than free apps.

So obviusly they collect that data to sell it and to make money that way. And if you think only big companies for advertising buy that data you are wrong.

Gowermants, secret organizacions and milioners who want to control your life is bying that data the most.

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[–] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 26 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I do, but I sometimes wonder why I bother. In the Play store, the information is pretty frequently inaccurate. It used to be that absolutely everything was asking for every permission and collecting every form of data under the sun. These days I far more frequently see the claim that "this app doesn't collect any data" only to discover that the app will have a website with a detailed privacy policy (for the app, not the site) outlining all the data they're collecting that they theoretically aren't collecting. I really don't understand how that's allowable but it surprised me.

Typically these days I try my best only to use things I can find on fdroid. Sounds like that's about to no longer be an option next year though.

[–] PrincessCory@lemmy.wtf 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I use iphone for now but i plan to discard it and switch to graphine os or ubuntu touch. So i will be over with those spying things. Am enough of them.

[–] VeganCheesecake@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 months ago

Sure, Graphene OS tries it's best to limit Apps, but if you don't trust an App, you just shouldn't run it, no matter the OS.