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Can we have some clarification on what "Usage Data" the app collects and shares with advertisers? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by kenbw2@lemmy.world 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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[-] glockenspiel@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Capitalism is a problem but it doesn't mean everything has to be socialism. There can be an in-between.

It's not even that to be honest. Socialism is characterized by worker ownership and operation of companies primarily. LJ is a sole proprietor exploiting nobody, not earning a wage via labor and not having to work because he under pays others to work for him. He's just a worker like the rest of us.

I definitely agree that donations is not a viable long term path. Maybe in a different economic model. People need to be realistic. The general arguments they are making against Sync in favor of FOSS apps can also be made against them using FOSS apps by the FLOSS folks. People should pay if they can. And use a free third party app if they can't, or don't like how sync works.

I really don't get the hate people are putting out there over this. This is why third party apps build strong ecosystems. You can find what you want.