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Re:60% of school apps are sending student data with third pa... by mro_name on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @03:17AM (#27047070)
IMO there's no such thing as a trustworthy 3rd party. To say the least they are very rare and not the big ones. They just can't care about all the small customers. If they mess one up it's no big deal for them. But if you are small and happen to be messed up it is a big deal for you. Asymmetry is a huge problem.

And yes, what would XY-Analytics be other than stalking, put bluntly?

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Re:60% of school apps are sending student data with third pa... by stingraycharles on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @04:10AM (#27047408)
The point is that Firebase may not even be a third party, but rather the hosting platform of the application. Like the parent says, it’s like saying that AWS is a third party and a high risk threat.
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Re:60% of school apps are sending student data with third pa... by ectopod on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @04:23AM (#27047477)
Firebase is a hosting platform and a third party.
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Re:60% of school apps are sending student data with third pa... by mattacular on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @06:04AM (#27048094)
AWS is a third party and if you use their services, they are handling your data. I suppose it's up to you to consider how much of a risk that is to your business.
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