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According to Google, #Conversations_im is now also collecting users’ email addresses.
Pretty much the exact same thing that happened to Quicksy about a month ago¹ is now also happening to Conversations.
An app update I submitted ~48 hours ago passed review without any issues. A subsequent update just now, which contained very minor bug fixes, was rejected because I failed to declare that I’m collecting email addresses.
I’m so tired of this bullshit.
I admitted to collecting email addresses because it is the fastest way to get the release out, and now I’m appealing the decision. Let’s see where this is going. Spoiler: very likely nowhere. Google doesn’t make mistakes.
This wouldn't have happened with Debian, for example... 🙄
Google can just close down, please.
Converting the normal people will require marketing. In my experienced many people are afraid of community supported software because they're used to advertising as a signal of who to trust. They're not connected to the community so they have no way to learn who's more trustworthy through socializing.
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