• eco_game@discuss.tchncs.de
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    3 months ago

    The first quote is taken out of context:

    Not only are privacy and data protection founding principles for both Mobifree and F-Droid, the use of tracking-based in-app advertising poses a moral dilemma as well. If someone wants to gain access to an app, but does not have the financial means to purchase it, they can use it at a different kind of price - their user data.

    For me this reads as them explaining and condemning that dilemma, instead of considering it as an option for F-Droid.

    • sovietknuckles[they]@lemmy.ml
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      3 months ago

      Sorry, I was trying to save space, but I can see how only starting the quote in the middle of the paragraph is misleading. I edited the quote to include the context.

      For me this reads as them explaining and condemning that dilemma, instead of considering it as an option for F-Droid.

      IMO, it read more like acknowledging concerns around ads but not explicitly condemning it. But I’m not going to form an opinion about it until they do something, or at least make their intentions clearer.