Ugh, thanks for the detective work. This is something I forget about and now it's back on my radar. I'm sure someone has already thought about this, but an idea might be a checklist on Github for things to check when evaluating an app. And yet another good reason for giving some sort of opt-out option on giving any further data than sign-up. IDGAF about what you think the starting experience should be like. Let me use the app before dumping all my data into it and then finding out 2 minutes later that it's not for me.
Remember kids, a shotgun can be a useful tool, but you can also shoot yourself in the foot with it.
Remember kids, a shotgun can be a useful tool, but you can also shoot yourself in the foot with it.