You recently calculated 34*5+1. Do you want to buy a new washing machine?
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You recently calculated
I don’t know why but this part kills me
It's because of the log function
Very punny.
It's was all clearly calculated.
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Something about this just doesn't add up.
If only there was a way to get to the root of the problem.
It will require our undivided attention.
To get even.
Those puns leave a negative impression
These puns sure did a number on me
I would like to clear them from my memory.
"Continue to use of all the numbers you love!*
Starting August 1st, numbers 9, 7 3, 2 and 0 will only be available to members subscribed to our premium Calc+ tier.
Spotify intensifies
Please don't log my calculator inputs it's more embarrassing than my browser history is.
I can’t even imagine what data there is to collect for an application this simple.
That privacy policy better be really short.
On the bright side, a simple calculator ought to have plenty of free and open source alternatives that don’t harvest any data.
Your calculator would like access to your contacts.
Your calculator would like permission to send and receive phone calls.
Your calculator would like permission to view and delete emails.
Please click AGREE to proceed.
How else are we supposed to be able to share calculations to your social network????
There is also information that is provided that the phone no longer asks/announces.
Well, everything else that's not calculations.
This is why everyone is trying to have their app installed, there's a lot of information that the phone provides, and now you no longer get warned what data is available.
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My calc app also has its privacy policy there. It says
OpenCalc does not collect any user data.
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They want to monetize any proofs you find.
Now get to work crunching numbers.
Seems like everyone is going out of their way to tell us how much they "value" our privacy. The value they place on it wouldnt even get a burp from an atm machine
The way I see it, the companies value our privacy in the sense that they want to take it - to extract that value.
We value your privacy. So if you don't value it, then give to away to someone who does. In fact, just lets us take it anyway regardless.
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GrapheneOS + network permission toggle
Or just use a FOSS app from F-Droid
Open calculator is pretty cool and very pretty.
Material theme ofc
Nice.
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Thanks for mentioning and linking Graphene - I was stoked to see the Pixel support. Installing today.
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It's possibly compliance. I know google requires you to have a privacy policy to even publish an app, no matter what.
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In fairness, I've had to write a privacy policy due to store restrictions. It boiled down to "everything stays on your phone. I don't collect your data, I don't want your data, I don't even have a backend server that could be collecting your data. If you find my app sending telemetry of any kind, please tell me immediately because that should not be happening"
That being said, this doesn't exactly inspire confidence
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A car is parked at the far end of the street. Hidden by the shadow of an old elm, and a reflection of the blue sky on the windshield, an agent patiently writes out his notes:
8:15 am A leaves house on foot 8:17 am B arrives driving and parks car (license plate: GYX 455), walks away 8:40 am B arrives, enters house 9:20 am A arrives on foot, leaves in car
This is called a stakeout. A form of surveillance.
IT folks will also recognize this as analytics data. You can almost see the json: timestamp, event name, metadata
As analytics data gets tagged to individuals, it becomes targeted surveillance.
Regular analytics is like a surveillance camera: you just see each person in a snapshot, all in the same place. You’re seeing the story of the place. Like a 7-Eleven, tracking when its customers come to decide when to make the coffee.
But modern analytics is more and more all the events about a person or cluster of people. That’s a lot more like the FBI following Hemingway, keeping a log of all his activities to build a profile.
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I've published a simillar app to the play store (a calculator for keeping track of your stats in a game) and it got denied because it had no privacy policy, and I had to add one. Maybe that's why they need to include it?
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Why didn't every privacy concerned people switched to foss already?
Realistically because it takes time and effort to integrate foss and self hosted solutions a lot people don’t have the energy or know how to do.
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Gotta love that internet access is implicitly provided in Android now /s
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