Show me one weather app that’s state-sponsored (therefore: paid by taxes) that sells data to boost income.
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Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day agoBecause greed.
Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 hours ago
Nearly every weather app that exists is repackaging data from an official, tax funded source. Apps using weather underground data possibly being the only exception.
Show me one that doesn’t want location permissions and such. So now they’ve got Your data and can do as they please with it.
AbidanYre@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
To be fair, a weather app does need to know my location to give relevant information.
jve@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
No it doesn’t.
It just needs to know what cities you care about.
Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 hours ago
Absolutely. Just don’t do anything shady with that information. I think that’s all anyone’s asking.
Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 19 hours ago
Nearly every weather app that exists is repackaging data from an official, tax funded source
The weather source. Not the application source. A dude needs to sit down and write that part.
Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 hours ago
Sure, and it would be cool if that dude didn’t pass my personal information to a third party.
sadfitzy@ttrpg.network 23 hours ago
And useful idiots like /u/alaknar.