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Privacy@lemmy.ml · 3 months ago

Why does my calculator need a privacy policy? It's a calculator!

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Why does my calculator need a privacy policy? It's a calculator!

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Privacy@lemmy.ml · 3 months ago

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Because Google Calculator collects everything, just like any other Google app (except for Pixel Launcher probably).
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  I just checked mine and it has no permissions. How is it collecting everything?
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    It collects its own part (logs and probably even the calculation history).

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