Marques Brownlee says ‘I hear you’ after fans criticize his new wallpaper app (www.theverge.com)
from Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 24 Sep 2024 20:39
https://lemmy.world/post/20148202

This blew up pretty fast and hard. MKBHD released a wallpaper app that asks for a ton of data and only allows you to download 1080p wallpapers unless you pay $50.

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monogram@feddit.nl on 24 Sep 2024 21:30 next collapse

If your ads provider says it follows your customers you either:

  1. Add that to your privacy policy and App Store privacy notice
  2. or remove the ads provider

You can’t just say “naa they might say they do, but we won’t so it’s all good right? Trust me bro”

Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world on 24 Sep 2024 21:49 collapse

They did option 1. The big app stores require that disclosure these days.

Problem is, people were surprised that a stupid wallpaper app from a know person / brand had ads and ad tracking like scam mobile game.

monogram@feddit.nl on 24 Sep 2024 21:57 collapse

Brownlee says these data disclosures are “likely too broad” and that “we’d never actually actually ask for your location, internet history, etc.”

Yes indeed then they received complaints about said disclosure and are attempting to make it out to be a mistake.

paraphrand@lemmy.world on 25 Sep 2024 01:20 next collapse

Releasing something isn’t “building in public”. Thats spin.

zecg@lemmy.world on 25 Sep 2024 06:24 collapse

technology

it’s drama about some media clown’s wallpaper app