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[-] blunderworld@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

Well then what's the issue? Because every complaint I've seen so far has been about the optional monetary facet.

[-] beyond@linkage.ds8.zone 14 points 1 year ago

I think people are complaining about ads because ads imply tracking. I don't know, I use Jerboa because I value the four freedoms, I'm not out here protesting non-free apps because the free apps work well enough for me.

[-] blunderworld@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

AFAIK the way ad revenue works is dependent on trackers. Paying to remove ads on Sync also removes all trackers according to many people who have tested it; still seems to come down to not wanting to pay the developer.

Which is fine, of course. I just think framing the app as sketchy or something is completely misguided.

[-] 30p87@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Are Sync Free and Sync Paid Edition separate apps? Because if not, you still have some ad publishers framework on your phone and running. I'd guess it's Google, which means play services are required. That's a big no-go for degoogled Linux users.

[-] napoleonsdumbcousin@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

The dev said that the framework is completely disabled once you purchase the ad-free version. Various people also confirmed that statement with anti-tracking software.

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