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Anti-Antidote to Privacy@lemmy.ml • 11 months ago

Why does my calculator need a privacy policy? It's a calculator!

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Anti-Antidote to Privacy@lemmy.ml • 11 months ago
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  • @unrushed233@lemmings.world
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    20•11 months ago

    Because it’s Google’s proprietary garbage app. Use FOSS alternatives from F-Droid instead.

    • @delirious_owl@discuss.online
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      6•11 months ago

      I’d rather have a Foss project with a simple privacy policy that clearly says they store nothing than one that has no policy at all

      • @unrushed233@lemmings.world
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        3•11 months ago

        A privacy policy is only legally required when you actually collect user data. Most devs don’t write a privacy policy for no reason, so seeing one can often be suspicious. Btw if you are worried about a FOSS app tracking you without disclosing it in their privacy policy, if this is the case, F-Droid would display it under the Anti-features section.

        • @delirious_owl@discuss.online
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          Its a good practice to have a policy, even if its not legally required

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        3•11 months ago

        Privacy policies are BS anyway. Better to just not have an app that depends on a server or entity.

    • qaz
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      Do you happen to know a good alternative to Google’s Clock app on F-Droid?

      • @unrushed233@lemmings.world
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        7•11 months ago

        Yes, I use and recommend Clock You: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.bnyro.clock/

        +1 for the Minecraft Clock mentioned in another comment tho

      • Cicraft
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        4•11 months ago

        https://f-droid.org/packages/com.xlythe.minecraftclock/

    • @pirat@lemmy.world
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      CalcYou seems great, and it’s on F-Droid.

      • @unrushed233@lemmings.world
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        I’ve been using OpenCalc, but CalcYou seems great too

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