This should be opt-in not opt-out.
“We are only collecting the list of applications you have installed.”
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#32"You can opt out any time...three stages deep in the settings." What a cop out. That's provided because 99% will never even know it's there. It doesn't matter if it's technically an option. When your product is used by millions of people and updates automatically, the defaults matter.
Not only that, I followed the instructions (on iOS) and there is no "Tailor Twitter based on my apps", only "Tailor ads based on info from ad partners".
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#33If the app checked what other apps were installed and used that data locally, no big deal. Calling home with private user data is evil.
I'm trying to think of a scenario wherein an app would wholesale collect all other installed apps for local use. Querying for specific capability via the existence of an app or URL handler, maybe. But iterating all installed apps?
Tasker (for Android) does, to let you choose one to launch automatically when something happens. But apart from automation and possibly "personal analytics", I don't remember any other use case.
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#34Twitter really is a terrible:
Refer to first comment in link below. In the name of providing open source tools to Developers, They are collecting Contact lists of app users that has their SDK's:
http://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/37hx7y/twitter_j...
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#35I removed Twitter and Facebook from my phone because I found them too distracting. Not having them snoop on what else is on my phone is just a bonus.
to be fair the web apps work well. I did the same on my mobile, no more snooping. But i had to root my phone to remove Twitter and Facebook so everybody can't do that.
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#36Ironically, currently a few entries away from this article on HN, there's this one [1] about iHasApp that has shut down due to "using public APIs in a manner not prescribed by Apple". [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9625916
That article links to this Twitter support page, which is undoubtedly why someone submitted this to HN.
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#37We've designed app graph to exclude apps that appear to be especially sensitive, such as ones dealing with your health, sexual orientation, or religious beliefs.
I was alarmed until I read this. It is really nice of them to choose to keep our sensitive private information private. Thanks Twitter!
( Of course I completely trust Twitter to make the right decision on which apps are considered sensitive. )
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#38Apple should ban the app for this, right? http://danielamitay.com/blog/2015/5/29/shutting-down-a-500mm...
I hope so!
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#39> > What is Twitter using my app graph for? > Twitter is using your app graph to help build a more tailored experience for you on Twitter. No thanks. > Some examples of how we may use your graph data include: > - Improved “who to follow” suggestions that share similar interests No. > - Adding Tweets, accounts, or other content to your timeline that we think you'll find especially interesting Good lord, no. > - Showin…
Amazing they're doing all this trying to make their service "better," yet they continuously show me a feed of content I resent.
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#40This is how they do it:
https://github.com/danielamitay/iHasApp
The read me explains that Apple does not approve of this.
Twitter should back off on this. The goodwill lost is not worth what they are getting here.