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by beninsydney 1464 days ago
Ugh. I really liked that "nutritional label" because the advance warning tells me upfront if the developer values my private data. I would prefer app stores be similar to health warnings on cigarette packets, because predatory data collection and billing practices are so entrenched.
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  > I would prefer app stores be similar to health warnings on cigarette packets, because predatory data collection and billing practices are so entrenched.
yes, exactly

but on the other hand (and just a guess) but likely "conversion rates" were lower with the labels.... so off they go