[hibern8]

Source for the malware claim?

[blendergeek]

From Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia:

> Programs are also considered malware if they secretly act against the interests of the computer user.

There are two criteria that software must meet to fit this definition:

1. The software must act against the interests of the computer user.

2. This must be done "secretly".

I unfortunately do not know much about the Reddit App for iOS so I can't make a judgement as to whether it fits definition 2. I think I can say with confidence it fits definition 1.

[whydoyoucare]

I believe (s)he wanted imply reddit's official app displays a lot of inline advertisements and other stuff that makes it difficult to determine what is legit subscribed content and what is sneakily inserted by reddit.

Maybe I am wrong.

[Nextgrid]

It tracks you for advertising purposes. That's malicious in my book.

[colejohnson66]

It doesn’t advertise to you in secret (how would that even work?). The ads are front and center. It’s user hostile, but not malware.

[Nextgrid]

The ads are. The data being collected to target those ads is not.

I guess a non-malicious way of collecting the data for ad purposes could be to collect it locally and offer the user to review it before sending it off.