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by Nicksil 2227 days ago
>The 'not knowing' part happens when the outrage is then transferred to any app which does integrate the FB SDK (like zoom).

Sorry, I'm lost here. Can you elaborate?

>We as developers have sortof taken for granted that the FB/Google/etc SDKs can do no evil. Maybe that attitude should change, because public opinion certainly has.

Previously, you mentioned

>If apps start charging money, there would be a significant drop in the # of average user installs. Then the app would only make money off of privacy focused users, which is comparatively small.

I don't have any reason to believe sales would lessen if a formerly "free" application began charging. The difference, however, I have no idea. You mention "significant" which is, of course, relative.

It isn't difficult to see the incentive at work in this scenario:

a) I could charge a nominal fee for use of my software, foregoing the unsavory practices discussed in this thread, and make X amount of money.

b) I could sell my user out and potentially make more than X amount of money. How much more? I don't know, but more.

Is that what it comes down to?