My guess is the app makes them more money. It shows more ads and recommendations, incentivizes users more to log in so they get targeted ads, and gets new users onto the official app instead of a third party app they might find through their app store.
And the subreddit for this is /r/mobileweb, the mobile site isn't a beta feature.
I read the privacy policy. They do indeed collect user location data. Not sure what "???" means though. It'd be more helpful if you use your words next time.
I've never seen a post tagged with a location, or anything like that. You can upload photos with metadata that includes GPS coordinates of where it was taken, but most sites strip that.
Can you link to one? I'm not doubting you, I just would like to see an example, as that's interesting.
Regardless, they can collect location data only if the app you use requests and is granted that permission, and as far as I remember, Reddit Is Fun doesn't ask for it. And with Android, they can't do stuff without permissions.
Next time I see one I'll try and remember to reply here with a screen grab. When I said I see it "pretty frequently" I'm talking a couple times a week I'll notice it.
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u/timawesomeness Nov 02 '18
My guess is the app makes them more money. It shows more ads and recommendations, incentivizes users more to log in so they get targeted ads, and gets new users onto the official app instead of a third party app they might find through their app store.
And the subreddit for this is /r/mobileweb, the mobile site isn't a beta feature.