Despite privacy outrage, AccuWeather still shares location data with ad firms
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Re: Despite privacy outrage, AccuWeather still shares location data with ad firms
#2Although, I like their service - just uninstalled. Peace.
Didn't even realize this was happening until this article. But seriously, we should consider enacting laws against this. For advertising purposes they shouldn't need anything more than a city location. Even then, there should be an option to turn it off.
Re: Despite privacy outrage, AccuWeather still shares location data with ad firms
#3Classic corporate response. They're sorry because their analytics shows that brand sentiment will increase by x%, and they don't even need to mean it.
Happy customer of Dark Sky here.
Re: Despite privacy outrage, AccuWeather still shares location data with ad firms
#4Worries me that the request is made with http and the screen cap has some items blacked out.
Re: Despite privacy outrage, AccuWeather still shares location data with ad firms
#5If as a user, these types of things anger you, please just stop using the product.
These practices will continue to get worse as long as users put up with it.
Re: Despite privacy outrage, AccuWeather still shares location data with ad firms
#6If as a user, these types of things anger you, please just stop using the product. These practices will continue to get worse as long as users put up with it.
Then you might as well stop using your smartphone and all 3rd party apps on it.
The vast majority contain SDKs which tattle your whereabouts, contacts and other interesting tidbits to advertising networks.
Re: Despite privacy outrage, AccuWeather still shares location data with ad firms
#7Classic corporate response. They're sorry because their analytics shows that brand sentiment will increase by x%, and they don't even need to mean it. Happy customer of Dark Sky here.
Recent convert to Dark Sky. Highly recommend it. One of those increasingly rare instances where you can pay upfront for quality software.
Re: Despite privacy outrage, AccuWeather still shares location data with ad firms
#8This might be a good time to share what is (in my opinion) the absolute best weather app for iOS: Hello Weather. It's minimal, functional, and beautifully designed.
Re: Despite privacy outrage, AccuWeather still shares location data with ad firms
#9Although, I like their service - just uninstalled. Peace. Didn't even realize this was happening until this article. But seriously, we should consider enacting laws against this. For advertising purposes they shouldn't need anything more than a city location. Even then, there should be an option to turn it off.
EU GDPR: "Valid consent must be explicit for data collected and the purposes data is used for."
Re: Despite privacy outrage, AccuWeather still shares location data with ad firms
#10If as a user, these types of things anger you, please just stop using the product. These practices will continue to get worse as long as users put up with it.
Then you might as well stop using your smartphone and all 3rd party apps on it. The vast majority contain SDKs which tattle your whereabouts, contacts and other interesting tidbits to advertising networks.
Or, you might as well start paying for the apps you use (like more than $1) :)
The vast majority of FREE 3rd party apps have tracking SDK, that is an important distinction. I mean really, what did you expect, the developers of those apps giving them for free in exchange for nothing? (the fact that they hide this is another discussion)