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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat
1y
yesterday I came up with a "ethics in tech" question:

do you consider crash logging/metrics equivalent to tracking?
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LilaHexe @LilaHexe@fedi.lilahexe.top
1y
@kitten it's a form of tracking, albeit a more justifiable one
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Fiona @airtower@woem.men
1y
@kitten In what context? If we're talking about automated reports from client devices or similar, yes. That must be opt-in, and I wouldn't opt-in without being able to review reports before sending.
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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat
1y
@airtower I was thinking of stuff like Firebase Crashlytics
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Fiona @airtower@woem.men
1y
@kitten I'm not familiar with that specific thing, but from the summary it sounds exactly like "automated reports from clients" (devices that run apps that include it). neocat_think
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sammy 🐾 @sammy@cherrykitten.gay
1y
@kitten not equivalent, but it still shouldn't be sent anywhere without the user's explicit consent, and the user should be shown exactly what metadata could be included if they decide to send it
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Alba 🌸 v_pat @mildsunrise@tech.lgbt
1y
@kitten it removes some of your privacy. whether that's an acceptable tradeoff for what you get in return depends on the being i guess. we could make a poll
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Moof! 🏳️‍🌈 @moof@cupoftea.social
1y
@mildsunrise @kitten it is possible to minimise privacy risks both in logging and crash reporting. I see them as equivalent.
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