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Post by iamscout » Mon, May 02, 2022, 8:49 AM UTC

wackget wrote: post #2

Honestly I wouldn't even consider installing this because there is zero information about how it works and what it does with the data I type into it. Are my search terms sent to some random server to be "processed" and/or logged for analytics purposes, or is everything done locally? The single-line privacy policy is [woefully bare]( https://sites.google.com/view/scoutcrx/privacy ).

Post by iamscout » Mon, May 02, 2022, 8:55 AM UTC

infinityio wrote: post #9

crtasm wrote: post #3

"Any data about your use of Scout is not knowingly sold or offered to third parties or stored on our servers." Privacy policy seems to imply that data is being collected - would be good to clarify that. Does it rely on a server/API?

not sure, but could the privacy policy just be a requirement of Google and no data collection is taking place?

Post by crtasm » Mon, May 02, 2022, 1:54 PM UTC

iamscout wrote: post #22

crtasm wrote: post #3

"Any data about your use of Scout is not knowingly sold or offered to third parties or stored on our servers." Privacy policy seems to imply that data is being collected - would be good to clarify that. Does it rely on a server/API?

It relies on an external search API. No data is recorded or saved

Post by iamscout » Mon, May 02, 2022, 5:24 PM UTC

crtasm wrote: post #26

iamscout wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the feedback. I'm still busy putting together the parts of this project which is why the privacy policy is barren. Scout doesn't save what you search, it's doing a direct call to a search API, but at no point is what you search recorded.

Your claim does not line up with: https://openai.com/api/policies/privacy/ You're exposing your API key, plus I wonder if everyone trying your extension has made their IP address visible to you on the 'usage' page mentioned here? https://help.openai.com/en/articles/5112595-best-practices-f...