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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 points 22 hours ago

Because it collects your data

Get with the program! You will be tracked and see ads. Now go sit down and be hopeless addicted.

[–] masto@lemmy.masto.community 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Virtually every app collects crash reports and anonymized analytics. Better for them to tell you about it than not.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 day ago

Apparently my company was sending non-anonymized user data and during a privacy audit by a legal company, they really gave us a threat of being sued up the ass. And we are a MASSIVE company. I can only imagine smaller companies not realizing that.

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's because it's not a clock, it's a private information stealing app disguised as a clock.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Well not necessarily, it could just require information like reading system time settings or location data, and then they have to have a policy explaining what and why to operate in some countries.

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[–] carrylex@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Short answer: Google Play

Long answer: Google Play and/or people with special requests like https://lemmy.ml/post/12332630

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 125 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Every time you look at the app, they share the time you're seeing with every other user, it's a privacy nightmare!

[–] prime_number_314159@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ha! Unlike (some of) you plebs, I live in a very exclusive time zone with less than a billion people in it.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I would guess most timezones have less than a billion people. (Does China still have a single timezone?)

Now I’d be curious to see overall population based on timezone.

Edit: I found this https://distributionofthings.com/world-population-by-time-zone/

I was wondering if there are like island nations in the middle of the Atlantic or pacific that would be parts of time zones with super low populations. But I’m also guessing most such nations would want to associate with more populous neighboring time zones (for like commerce reasons, communication etc.) which is why time zones aren’t straight lines of latitude. So then that makes me wonder if for those reasons there are time zones with zero population.

Edit 2: And this https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/12504/least-populated-time-zones#:~:text=2%20Answers&text=There%20is%20one%20timezone%20that,the%20UTC%2D12%3A00. Seems to answer my follow up question. Seems there is a timezone with no inhabitants.

[–] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Those were very interesting reads! Thanks for sharing.

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I think China is still one giant timezone, yes.

Edit: There's a relevant map men episode about that (and the islands thing) but I'm at work right now

[–] tonyn@lemmy.ml 101 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Since the Play store requires one

[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 36 points 2 days ago (1 children)

At least Google is adhering to its own policies this time.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Helps that they got sued to hell and back recently.

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

Would rather they just be sued to hell and skip the back part.

[–] WhyFlip@lemmy.world 58 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Google harvests your sleeping patterns to sell more targeted ads.

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (3 children)

More like Google harvests your __________ to sell more targeted ads.

[–] herrwoland@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

waking up to see my underscores have been harvested GODDAMNIT GOOGLE!

[–] xavier666@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Google harvests you to sell more targeted ads*

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[–] WhyFlip@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Very true... They harvest my nut sessions no doubt.

[–] xavier666@lemm.ee 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

User is now nutting. Quick, send them some gooning ads

[–] WhyFlip@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

Post-nut-clarity ad placement is prime real estate in the ad business.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 7 points 2 days ago (6 children)
[–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago

Ever wonder why you're getting ads for melatonin?

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 6 points 1 day ago

Even better, 24hr of un stopped ads.

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But I block their ads… are they stupid???

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Yup.

Edit: why do you think google bought Fitbit?

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[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've been annoyed by a minor change in the stock Samsung clock app for some time now. I just installed the Fossify one you linked.

Minor nitpick: 24h time doesn't start with a leading zero.

Everything else seems exactly how it should be.

Thanks.

[–] Acters@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] adsche@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

A pull request for that issue is open since April with no comments from the developers. Not a good sign :/

https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Clock/pull/62

EDIT: Looking further into it, the only merges and commits seem to be translations and GitHub metadata stuff, there has been no development since the fork :( - https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Clock/commits/master/

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 0 points 22 hours ago

Ping it then

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

While inconvenient, you could build it yourself if it's a feature you really care about and don't want to wait and hope it gets merged.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

everything everwhere is collecting and reselling data on you, me, and the rest of the connected world. even if they give you an 'opt out' you are not opted out

[–] dsilverz@thelemmy.club 40 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It seems like alarms can trigger Google Assistant routines. Alarm sounds can either use local ringtones or YouTube Music. These things, Google Assistant and YouTube Music, they are cloud services. I imagine that the clock's privacy policy is there due to the usage of these cloud services (along with the rule from Play Store that requires every app to have a privacy policy).

[–] KLISHDFSDF@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 days ago

most logical take. people seem to forget that modern apps are tied into all kinds of features that regular users expect to just work. if you want a bare OS with minimalist apps, install lineage or Graphene and only use apps from F-Droid.

[–] fushuan@lemm.ee 9 points 2 days ago

The clock also requires location services if you want it automated instead of manually putting the time zone, which most people don't do, so that's another thing they mistanage in their privacy policy.

[–] ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

yiu do know that, every two seconds, it goes tiktok?

[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago
[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 10 points 2 days ago

That policy better be really short.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

This one is my favorite clock app. Open source and you can customize it so that shaking or flipping over the phone stops alarm or snooze alarm

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I don't even, I can't even...

https://youtu.be/dMqWTkgDt6A

Good news gamers, it only works if you sleep alone!

[–] arran4@aussie.zone 4 points 2 days ago

It has sleep tracking with snore and cough tracking

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