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Can we have some clarification on what "Usage Data" the app collects and shares with advertisers? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/syncforlemmy@lemmy.world
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What constitutes Usage Data. Is it sharing the posts I view, communities I subscribe to etc?

Does paying for a premium version stop this data being collected?

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[โ€“] 98 points 3 years ago (7 children)

I got to that exact screen and my excitement went from 100 to like 10. I'm back on Connect, didn't even take Sync out for a spin.

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  • [โ€“] 14 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I was just pointed towards infinity for Lemmy. It's pretty solid, open source, no ads

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  • [โ€“] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Where would one download that?

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    The exact same for me, and I had just made a new account to use with sync for lemmy - logged in via sync, then read the privacy policy, logged out, and closed the app. I was crushed because now I couldn't even use the cool username I signed up with anywhere else either because now the admachines already knew it and probably already attached it to my device ID.

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  • [โ€“] 12 points 3 years ago

    GA collects very limited information by default. You have to go pretty far out of your way to give Google usernames, posts, etc for ad purposes. It's likely the only thing they received was a device identifier generated specifically for the new install of the app. You're fine.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    You most likely can use the account, unless the author is intentionally doing something shady, Google doesn't know your username from this interaction.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Google doesn't know the username of someone logged in? I thought that might be the first piece of data that Google picks up.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I've been using DDG for tracking, and Connect had all sorts of weird tracking when I used it. Check it out with some network monitor and make sure it's not sending back your info.

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