Bartender Has Been Updated To Remove Analytics Gathering…. So, Do You Trust Them Now?
Well here’s a plot twist that I didn’t see coming after this controversy popped up. Applause the company that now owns Bartender has just put out an update to bring the version to 5.0.53. A Reddit user got this and posted about it on Reddit:
So clearly the blow back was so bad, the company claims to have removed the analytics that fanned the flames of this controversy.
On top of that, the change log seems kind of suspect as what they are saying runs counter to what Reddit users have found out about Applause via their own FAQ which you can read as part of my original story above. It honestly sounds that this has become a damage control exercise as the company bought Bartender, really screwed up how it handled the purchase with users of the app, and tossed in some shady behaviour in the form of adding analytics which make you question the explanation provided by Applause as to why these analytics were added.
The real question is if this move makes you trust them?
The answer is my case is no. I will not be updating to this version and I will continue to run Ice for the time being. For Bartender and their new owners Applause to get me back, they will have to do a whole lot more to earn my trust because at the moment, my trust level with them is zero.
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Bartender Has Been Updated To Remove Analytics Gathering…. So, Do You Trust Them Now?
Well here’s a plot twist that I didn’t see coming after this controversy popped up. Applause the company that now owns Bartender has just put out an update to bring the version to 5.0.53. A Reddit user got this and posted about it on Reddit:
So clearly the blow back was so bad, the company claims to have removed the analytics that fanned the flames of this controversy.
On top of that, the change log seems kind of suspect as what they are saying runs counter to what Reddit users have found out about Applause via their own FAQ which you can read as part of my original story above. It honestly sounds that this has become a damage control exercise as the company bought Bartender, really screwed up how it handled the purchase with users of the app, and tossed in some shady behaviour in the form of adding analytics which make you question the explanation provided by Applause as to why these analytics were added.
The real question is if this move makes you trust them?
The answer is my case is no. I will not be updating to this version and I will continue to run Ice for the time being. For Bartender and their new owners Applause to get me back, they will have to do a whole lot more to earn my trust because at the moment, my trust level with them is zero.
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This entry was posted on June 7, 2024 at 8:54 am and is filed under Commentary with tags Mac. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.