You can't leak users' data if you don't hold it

Re:You can't leak users' data if you don't hold it by dylan604 on Thursday March 28, 2024 @11:31PM (#39860400)

are you willfully being obtuse to the behaviors of the social apps FB, Tiktok, Twit...er,X and the ilk? Games of course are trying to be addictive to get you to buy more IAP/lootbox/otherHandInPocket concepts.

it's like you think a device is only able to play games which is clearly ludicrous.

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Re:You can't leak users' data if you don't hold it by Retric on Thursday March 28, 2024 @11:40PM (#39860453)

I simply used gaming to make it clear attempting to be addictive wasn’t the same as actually being addictive. Social Apps rise and fall in popularity just like everything else.

Meta has billions of users but that’s split across 4 platforms FB, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger. So clearly popularity isn’t the same as addiction otherwise their FB app would be all they need.

Go back a few years and Netflix seem addictive as people binged shows, but I doubt anyone is seriously suggesting they are addictive today.

Q.E.D. New and fun isn't the same as addictive.

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Re:You can't leak users' data if you don't hold it by dylan604 on Friday March 29, 2024 @12:19AM (#39860650)

The only QED is your circular logic

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Re:You can't leak users' data if you don't hold it by Retric on Friday March 29, 2024 @12:37PM (#39866043)

I accept your concession.

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