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Re:Playdate Game Zero Zero: Perfect Stop by M95D on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @09:05AM (#41434575)
> Presumably you need to be connected to wifi to obtain games

Not only that, but the API link provided by the author specifies that scores are stored in the device if Wifi is offline and uploaded later, so aparently, there's no way to block uploading unless the device is hard-reset (is that even possible?) before connecting to Wifi to get another game.

The only good thing I see is that the score board is not mandatory and it seems pretty benign if no other data is attached by the OS when scores are uploaded. But then, if scores are supported, 90% of the tracking infrastructure is already there.

Re:Playdate Game Zero Zero: Perfect Stop by iamjackg on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @12:17PM (#41436432)
You might want to read the Usage Analytics section of their privacy policy.

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