Anti-Antidote@lemmy.zip to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 month agoWhy does my calculator need a privacy policy? It's a calculator!lemmy.zipimagemessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1440arrow-down117
arrow-up1423arrow-down1imageWhy does my calculator need a privacy policy? It's a calculator!lemmy.zipAnti-Antidote@lemmy.zip to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 month agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squarengwoo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44·1 month agoIt just links to the overall Google privacy policy, in accordance with Play Store rules mandating privacy policy being easily accessible to users. The calculator app doesn’t request any permissions which you can check in settings
minus-squaremilicent_bystandr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoAlas, no permissions doesn’t fully mean no privacy intrusion/violation. For example, system permissions are not needed to track how many times you calculate 8008135, and upload that statistic together with your IP address to a public website.
minus-squareTgxxNitro@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoTechnically the network permission is required
It just links to the overall Google privacy policy, in accordance with Play Store rules mandating privacy policy being easily accessible to users.
The calculator app doesn’t request any permissions which you can check in settings
Alas, no permissions doesn’t fully mean no privacy intrusion/violation. For example, system permissions are not needed to track how many times you calculate 8008135, and upload that statistic together with your IP address to a public website.
Technically the network permission is required