Luminar 4 sending data to Facebook?
Feb 8, 2020 12:48:21 #
Luminar 4 Sends Data to Facebook in the Background by Default
Found this on Petapixel. Someone used a program that tracked Luminar 4 sending data back to Facebook.
When Skylum was questioned about it, they said it was just for analytical purposes.
Said no personal info was being collected. Hmm?
Found this on Petapixel. Someone used a program that tracked Luminar 4 sending data back to Facebook.
When Skylum was questioned about it, they said it was just for analytical purposes.
Said no personal info was being collected. Hmm?
Feb 8, 2020 13:10:14 #
Soul Dr. wrote:
Luminar 4 Sends Data to Facebook in the Background by Default
Found this on Petapixel. Someone used a program that tracked Luminar 4 sending data back to Facebook.
When Skylum was questioned about it, they said it was just for analytical purposes.
Said no personal info was being collected. Hmm?
Found this on Petapixel. Someone used a program that tracked Luminar 4 sending data back to Facebook.
When Skylum was questioned about it, they said it was just for analytical purposes.
Said no personal info was being collected. Hmm?
They are doing some pretty serious collecting of personal information and activity:
https://skylum.com/legal#your-data-that-we-collect
They also "share" (meaning sell) your personal information:
https://skylum.com/legal#disclosure-of-your-personal-data
Mike
Feb 8, 2020 13:18:42 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
They are doing some pretty serious collecting of personal information and activity:
https://skylum.com/legal#your-data-that-we-collect
They also "share" (meaning sell) your personal information:
https://skylum.com/legal#disclosure-of-your-personal-data
Mike
https://skylum.com/legal#your-data-that-we-collect
They also "share" (meaning sell) your personal information:
https://skylum.com/legal#disclosure-of-your-personal-data
Mike
Is this in the disclosure written in legalese, that has to be agreed to in order to use their program?
Feb 8, 2020 13:27:13 #
Soul Dr. wrote:
Is this in the disclosure written in legalese, that has to be agreed to in order to use their program?
Yup.
Like Facebook, when you look way way down in the disclosure agreement it states that you have agreed to allow them to use your contacts list. I *think* that means that when you said "yes", you're allowing them to go into your computer and grab that info. Of course, they have to sort through an awful lot of other stuff, too.
I suppose when you use MSOffice, Twitter, or Adobe, you're doing the same thing ...
Feb 8, 2020 13:42:08 #
Soul Dr. wrote:
Is this in the disclosure written in legalese, that has to be agreed to in order to use their program?
Yes.
Mike
Feb 8, 2020 13:47:40 #
Keep the computer one uses for editing disconnected from the internet and Luminar won't be able to send information to Facebook. Or maybe use a different computer to sign into a Facebook account.
Feb 8, 2020 14:07:04 #
Check out, Google and read, about Big Data and what it entails. The gov't has been using it for several years and once you figure out that there are countless data bases with various bits and pieces of our personal and not so personal information, Facebook is a drop in the bucket.
Feb 8, 2020 14:10:49 #
rook2c4 wrote:
Keep the computer one uses for editing disconnected from the internet and Luminar won't be able to send information to Facebook. Or maybe use a different computer to sign into a Facebook account.
I think Facebook collects info on you whether or not you even have an account with them.
There is a trend that us growing to take existing software, doll it up a little, and then use it for a completely different business model - collecting and selling personal information, and using the base of users to finance investment schemes. People are not only rolling over for it, but vehemently defending it, Funny, because it was just 20 years ago that people were reluctant to get online at all because they feared that this sort of thing would happen. It has proven to be far worse than anyone imagined.
Mike
Feb 8, 2020 14:11:44 #
DaveO wrote:
Check out, Google and read, about Big Data and what it entails. The gov't has been using it for several years and once you figure out that there are countless data bases with various bits and pieces of our personal and not so personal information, Facebook is a drop in the bucket.
Facebook has become far more powerful than any government.
Mike
Feb 8, 2020 14:17:10 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
Facebook has become far more powerful than any government.
Mike
Mike
Not talking about any gov't. My point is that there are tons of data bases that contain unlimited information on us. I merely meant to point out the the gov't makes use of these data bases that are too numerous to be contained in any one place. Further, for a price, Facebook and others can get plenty of info that we are not even aware exists.
Feb 8, 2020 14:24:58 #
DaveO wrote:
Not talking about any gov't. My point is that there are tons of data bases that contain unlimited information on us. I merely meant to point out the the gov't makes use of these data bases that are too numerous to be contained in any one place. Further, for a price, Facebook and others can get plenty of info that we are not even aware exists.
Thanks. I agree.
Mike
Feb 8, 2020 22:22:36 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
I think Facebook collects info on you whether or not you even have an account with them.
Yep, I read that about Facebook. They have info on you even if you never joined.
I've also read that sellers of various software sell your info in order to lower the price of their programs.
Is it even possible nowadays to even buy and use software without the companies collecting and selling your info when using these programs?
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