Comment on ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day
Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 months agoShow me one weather app that’s state-sponsored (therefore: paid by taxes) that sells data to boost income.
Comment on ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day
Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 months agoShow me one weather app that’s state-sponsored (therefore: paid by taxes) that sells data to boost income.
Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months 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 2 months ago
To be fair, a weather app does need to know my location to give relevant information.
jve@lemmy.world 2 months ago
No it doesn’t.
It just needs to know what cities you care about.
Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Absolutely. Just don’t do anything shady with that information. I think that’s all anyone’s asking.
Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
The weather source. Not the application source. A dude needs to sit down and write that part.
Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Sure, and it would be cool if that dude didn’t pass my personal information to a third party.
dafta@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Breezy Weather
Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Aaaand we circle back to THIS.