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 I decide who has a legitimate interest in it so advertisers can fuck off, as can Boost if this the direction it's going.
Edit to say this blew up. I didn't realise I was kicking as big a hornet's nest and haven't read all the comments yet.
To be clear, what I don't like about this and other provisions in the terms is the language and implications around data use. I've no problem with ads being shown - I want developers to get paid for the work they do and that makes it possible for users to have "free" access to software if they can't afford to purchase.
I also want to add the response from Boost's dev below to make sure it's visible. You'll see that it is boilerplate but required by Google and was present in Boost for reddit. I just hadn't seen it because I purchased it immediately based on a recommendation. It doesn't make me happy about it but does remove some doubts I was having about the direction Boost is heading.
I will be purchasing the app to support the dev because I do like Boost but I understand not everyone can afford everything so you'll see some other suggestions in the comments below that don't have any ads if you're not happy with the free version and ads with their associated loss of data privacy.
Dev here.
The dialog and its content is not created by me, it is a standard solution from Google to comply with GDPR and other laws. More info here: https://support.google.com/admob/answer/10114014?hl=en
The consent dialog is also required by Google AdMob to show ads, and it is shown when the ad network is initialized.
When the app launches, first it checks for the remove ads purchase, and if it is not present, it will initialize the ads sdk. The ad network is not initialized if the remove ads purchase is detected.
Boost for Reddit was using the very same ad networks and consent dialog.
Is Sync's option any better?
Had the exact same prompt with sync ๐คทโโ๏ธ
The real answer is use adguard home or pihole
Assuming you're on Android, you should set your private DNS in the network settings to
dns.adguard-dns.com. It's a nice AdBlock at the DNS levelIsn't it dns.adguard.com or is that something else? It's what I've been using and it seems to work fine
That works too. They made https://adguard-dns.com to start a new service where you basically make your own DNS and customize the filters. I just use the generic one though, which is the one I linked. It should be the same as the old one, the one you linked
Ah ok cool, thanks!
I don't remember sync asking for any of my personal information or even permissions.
Went to check doesn't require anything.
It doesn't need any permissions to collect all the same info
Boost's permission screen looks identical. Google AdMob's SDK doesn't need any extra permissions, Google made sure of that.
As far as I remember, Sync uses the same SDK for its ads. The fact that there's a shit storm against Boost for this is totally insane.
People kicked up the same shit storm when Sync was released. It's just a generic consent form from one of the advertising libraries they use. If you pay for the app or have DNS or VPN based adblocking on your device it's irrelevant anyway.
Ahhh fair enough. I probably just clicked through when installing sync tbh. I got rid of ads 30 seconds after installing as well. ๐คทโโ๏ธ People are crazy and don't like to do research or listen to reason anymore.