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Re:Psst: Fast Spotify client with native GUI, without Electr... by brundolf on Monday August 16, 2021 @10:47PM (#28205611)
Why would an Electron frame allow them to track you more easily than a native desktop app that has access to your whole (userspace) system?
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Re:Psst: Fast Spotify client with native GUI, without Electr... by pritambaral on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @01:40AM (#28206572)
Not your parent. Just clarifying.

1. Electron apps also have access to "your whole (userspace) system".

2. Electron has npm, which makes it ridiculously easy to add analytics code to your app. See, for example: https://www.npmjs.com/package/electron-analytics

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