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Language Learning Apps Harvest Data (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I should have known if the apps free, you're the product. Duolingo appears to harvest the most data compared to other language learning apps.

Source: Surfshark Research

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I can't figure out who does more scare tactic advertising - conservative politicians or VPN companies. I swear all of them want you to believe that Russia and China are watching you personally

The visualization is also horrible. Why the hell aren't the dots aligned with the words?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Why the hell aren’t the dots aligned with the words?

Queue me, sitting here looking like an idiot trying to trace the line with my finger 3 times to find out what they're even claiming.