[HN Gopher] Permission Slip: Consumer Reports app to take back c...
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       Permission Slip: Consumer Reports app to take back control of your
       data
        
       Author : CharlesW
       Score  : 21 points
       Date   : 2023-10-07 22:11 UTC (49 minutes ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (permissionslipcr.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (permissionslipcr.com)
        
       | Animats wrote:
       | Is this available for F-Droid?
        
         | noman-land wrote:
         | I searched and don't see it.
        
       | blindriver wrote:
       | I'm super impressed. I have a Consumer Reports membership going
       | back 25+ years, but I almost never use it unless I go to buy
       | something. So maybe I'll log in once a year. I consider it a
       | donation to them because I think they do good work.
       | 
       | I would not have expected this type of app to come from them, but
       | it makes me appreciate my membership even more!
        
       | FloatArtifact wrote:
       | The app crashes on Pixel 6 pro
        
       | r00fus wrote:
       | Installed on my M1 Mac. So it's an automated way to ask them to
       | delete your account. If you have ongoing business with the
       | company this is the only recourse the app offers you (perhaps
       | it's by jurisdiction - I'm in CA).
       | 
       | Useful, but I'd love a way to tell these companies to stop
       | assembling a profile of me without my consent instead (ideally as
       | a threat).
       | 
       | Also would be useful if the app could suggest less invasive
       | alternatives in the same market. Perhaps an idea for v2.
        
       | greenyoda wrote:
       | [delayed]
        
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