Comment on Apps doing year wrapped gives you a hint on how are you being tracked. There is probably a legal issue there somewhere like data retention.

princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  This app is pretty cool. Just saying this because it let me export my data when I wanted to stop using it. Which is not a common feature in proprietary software so hats off to the devs.

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  • hikaru755@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    not a common feature in proprietary software

    Just so you know, the GDPR mandates that you can at any time get a full export of all your personal data from anyone who’s processing it in a common, machine readable format. It is laudable though to have that integrated as a feature in the software, rather than jumping through hoops contacting support etc.

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    • activ8r@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Just to add on, it’s not just they let you export data in a cool PDF, it also lets you export the data as a CSV so it can be parsed by other things.

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• bcgm3@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Antenna-Pod does it this way as well.

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• haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  If it just uses data that is on your device right now, that is okay. But if it keeps track on things, even on your device, it can lead to security vulnerabilities, depending how it is stored how long it is kept.

  And most importantly, enshittification and automatic updates could easily change that policy to retroactively hoover up all that precious data. This stuff is insanely valuable too.

  Not saying daylio is doing it or going to. Just that keeping data comes with a risk. ideally, there should be clear documentation what is being kept, where and for how long.

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  • princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You’re right, I should just refuse to trust any developers and go back to the paper journal I never used.

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    • haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yes to part one. You should not trust devs that do opt out data collection of any kind. If you‘re interested in a funny way to learn about this stuff, check out „security nightmares“ from the recent 38c3 congress.

      I suggest you keep track of your thoughts and moods with open source apps.

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      • princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Daylio does not do “opt-out data collection”. IT doesn’t even have “opt-in”.

        Yes, and while that’s a fine ideal, it does not always produce well-made or polished applications. For myself, Daylio is a medical/mental health app that assisted with my diagnosis of Bipolar disorder. Unfortunately FOSS apps related to medical stuff are not the greatest or most widely developed.

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