Observer1199Sep 26, 2023

This is not ok

https://lemmy.ml/post/5536310

This is not ok - Lemmy

Saw this today and now I’m reconsidering if Boost is right for me. I’m really hoping this is shitty boiler plate that was accidentally copied and over looked because that is some bullshit to say “unless we decide we want to use your personal data for whatever we want”. I know “legitimate interest” is a phrase from the cookies law but there is no legitimate interest justification for this. My data is my data and advertisers can fuck off, as can Boost if this the direction it’s going.

Show threadEl BartoSep 26, 2023

Funny I’m seeing this after me googling what legitimate interest meant.

A user should be able to turn off legitimate interest cookies.

I also considered checking out Boost, but this is definitely a deal-breaker to me.

Show threadObserver1199Sep 27, 2023
I feel a big part of my concern is addressed by the dev’s explanation and I now know it’s a problem with Google’s ad network with its terms and conditions though they’re all pretty similar in that regard unfortunately. I feel comfortable enough purchasing the app now which removes the rest of my concern because that removes any tracking associated with ads in the free version.
Show threadEl Barto
Sure, but I’ve never used Boost before. How can I test it without buying it? I can’t. Google will track me and I’ll have no choice.
Sep 27, 2023 at 11:34amWeb