this post was submitted on 01 Aug 2023
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[โ€“] Hello_there@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Why is financial info / purchase history collected?

[โ€“] ljdawson@lemmy.world 58 points 2 years ago

To check your in-app purchases / subscriptions.

Sync can only check its own purchase history.

[โ€“] Chozo@kbin.social 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It looks like there will be a paid version via an in-app purchase, so I imagine that this permission is used for license validation between installs.

EDIT: From the data safety page:

Data collected and for what purpose

Purchase history
App functionality, Account management

[โ€“] kionite231@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

I went to pre register Sync and saw the list of data it collects. It turned me off. I will just keep using Connect for Lemmy.

[โ€“] static@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

Right now there's an IAP for Sync Ultra that is monthly or annual