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Game forces you to accept selling your info to vendors before you can use it (infosec.pub)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by donuts@lemmy.world to c/assholedesign@lemmy.world

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If you hit "next", the consent window opens again and if you refuse any of them, you get put back at this screen so you're stuck in a loop.

This shitty practice is even endorsed by Google, as they are promoting this game to try out and earn points.

Edit: game is called Jewel Gold Empire: Match 3 and it's from some Korean company it seems: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.penta.empire.google

Obviously I uninstalled it immediately after

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[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago (20 children)

I don't think I've had a mobile game on my phone in 10 years, are there any actual decent ones? They all look so generic.

[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 children)

Indie PC games that charge money for a mobile port. I have stardew valley, binding of Isaac, balatro, slay the spire, monster train, on my phone. (Several are included with Apple Arcade, though I would definitely not subscribe to Arcade if it weren't included with my other stuff. Also I personally wouldn't play stardew or Isaac without a controller.)

If it's "free" it's almost always obscenely abusive. (There are a handful of exceptions, including some open source ones, but I couldn't name any off the top of my head.)

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago

If it’s “free” it’s almost always obscenely abusive. (There are a handful of exceptions, including some open source ones, but I couldn’t name any off the top of my head.)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=name.boyle.chris.sgtpuzzles&hl=en-US

No data collected, no extra permissions needed... just the games.

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