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by eddieroger 2694 days ago
> Is there much of a practical difference here?

Yes, because an app provider can know a dozen different ways what they're showing you already, but nothing else on your system. There is a world of difference between Tinder knowing i dismissed an incoming text alert because I swiped up at the top of the screen and knowing what the content of that text message was, to use your example. Tinder can already log the content of the messages you send in their platform,