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Re:We launched an app with $500k annual revenue, and then Ap... by wp381640 on Monday June 17, 2019 @04:39PM (#20207123)
This app is spyware - it's no different to Facebook and Onavo in how it can be abused[0]

[0] https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/21/facebook-removes-onavo/

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Re:We launched an app with $500k annual revenue, and then Ap... by em-bee on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @12:02AM (#20209679)
it's not spyware when tracking is the explicit intent of the app. that's a users choice. spyware is doing it covertly without telling the user.
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