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7 months agoB) They collect significantly more data from the first party app than they were able to from the third party apps, and they’re selling that data for a significant sum of money beyond just their own ad ecosystem.
My money is on this being the reason…the official reddit app is ridiculously invasive.
Unfortunately even if this is initially processed locally, there’s a significant risk that results and/or samples are still sent back. manufacturers have shown on multiple occasions that the allure of data they can leverage is too much to resist.