Advertisement vs. Reality – The Reddit App (spyware)

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[–]magnora7 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Truth. Also have all your phone data sold to other companies for profit.

[–]H3v8 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

To those who ask for sources, I remember a recent case where a reddit user had his data handed over due to the GPS coordinates harvested through the reddit app. I don't remember where I read it though, so someone may find the link.

EDIT: Couldn't find the link explaining how GPS data was related to the case, but I remember it was related to this https://www.eff.org/press/releases/redditor-wins-fight-stay-anonymous

[–]AntiLowEffortHuman 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

I hate the app culture these days. No, I don't need an app for every single website I visit. Because I already have an "app" for that, it's called the browser in my phone or my computer. And by the way, it's called an "application" or better yet, a computer program. I don't like the word app, because it feels like giving undue importance to the thing. Calling it a computer program is better because it reminds you that it is nothing but a set of instructions, and that the computer can be programmed to work as you want and not as Global Corporation ® wants to.

[–]Handroid7[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

it's called an "application"

Agreed.

[–]Handroid7[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

But websites are getting more and more sophisticated.

Apps can obviously have far more capabilities due to access to device features (for the good or bad), but now, many things, even games work entirely reliably in the browser, thanks to HTML5.

[–]AntiLowEffortHuman 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's not as hard to make a decent website with most required features for any purpose as they make out to be; it's just that they want to push their mobile app so they make the website as bloated as possible.

Never forget that before the smartphone explosion, everything worked on simple websites because a hell lot of people on desktops had DSL or cable internet or dial up and the cool kids with mobile phones had 2g or 3g at best. Good websites were made to be light and minimalistic. Now with the rise in internet speed and processing power, those priorities took a backseat.

[–]Drewski 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

I'm sure the reddit app is harvesting and selling your data, but when have reddit admins doxxed users?

[–]Handroid7[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Recently, some admin doxed a /r/JusticeServed poster.

[–]beermeem 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Why wouldn’t they?

[–]Get_oofed 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Do you have sources? I know Reddits shady as fuck but I'd like some proof to back that up

[–]Handroid7[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Recently, a /r/JusticeServed user had their GPS coordinates leaked.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Kind of late but https://www.wp-tweaks.com/android-app-tracking-reddit-and-google-news-are-horrible/

https://www.reddit.com/r/pihole/comments/tolq3g/fyi_it_seems_that_the_reddit_app_is_responsible/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ThatsInsane/comments/zbxhqx/heres_a_video_of_the_branch_metrics_company/