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https://blog.pcloud.com/invasive-apps/

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[–] Yubishi@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Interesting to see a company such a doordash doesn't share data the same way ubereatss does.

[–] andyMFK@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago

Damn I use 4 of these apps. I'm trying to cut Uber eats out of my life, but Spotify, Strava and SoundCloud will be a challenge.

[–] monobot@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

5th March 2021

Quite interesing, but would like to see updated list.

[–] AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 years ago* (last edited 4 years ago) (1 children)

Here are all the infographics in the article:

Direct links:

https://blog.pcloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/NEW-pcloud-instrusive-apps-the-safest-apps-to-use-to-protect-your-personal-data.jpg

https://blog.pcloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pcloud-instrusive-apps-the-apps-collecting-your-data-for-their-own-benefit.png

https://blog.pcloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pcloud-instrusive-apps-the-apps-sharing-your-data-with-third-parties.png

https://blog.pcloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/NEW-pcloud-instrusive-apps-how-much-each-app-is-tracking-overall.jpg

[–] new_account@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 years ago (2 children)

Most of the Apps that appear in the "safe" category aren't the ones that first come to mind when thinking about privacy respecting services^^ I mean MS, Google, Netflix, Discord...

[–] AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 years ago

Yeah, take that with a grain of salt, definitely, but I'm just relaying what the article says.

[–] deeznutz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This site says Netflix tracks 0% of your data. If that were true they'd have no clue who watches what. Something is fishy.

[–] programmer_belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It says that Netflix doesn't share data with third parties, it could be they just use the data they collect internally to recommend more content

[–] deeznutz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

Advertisers/Ad Measurement Companies: We may share information collected from or about you with Advertisers and/or Ad Measurement Companies to select advertisements, and measure and improve advertising effectiveness. As a reminder, please see the Information from Other Sources section above if you have questions regarding the role of Advertisers or Ad Measurement Companies.

From https://help.netflix.com/en/legal/privacy

They're definitely sharing the info externally.

[–] AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml -2 points 4 years ago* (last edited 4 years ago) (1 children)

Surprised that Wechat isn't there but TikTok is. Does this mean that Wechat is actually privacy respecting?

[–] lemmy_check_that@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago

Since it isn't mentioned at all, maybe it just wasn't considered in the report.