[jimkleiber]

I built an app back in 2012 for emotional journaling and I tried to collect as little data as possible from the user because I didn’t want to have the burden and legal responsibility to guard all that deep data. Many people in SV told me I was crazy not to collect data. It does make it harder to develop the app with so much uncertainty about how people are using it, yet I felt much more free knowing I wasn’t one hack away from exposing people’s lives.

[ta17711771]

Why not ask them?

[jimkleiber]

I'm not sure to which part you're referring...ask them what?

[bigwavedave]

I believe he's suggesting that since you don't collect any more data than necessary, you ask the users how they use your app instead.

[jimkleiber]

ah, yes, I do ask them when I get the chance. Sometimes it would be a lot easier to just monitor them without having to ask. I mean, I'm sure it's a sliding scale of privacy/automation, but I still like doing it more manually, or rather, with more intentional consent.