Anonymous access to harbour

asked 2014-06-02 12:02:11 +0300

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It would be really great if Jolla would allow anonymous access to harbour store (at least for free/non commercial apps). The requirement of creating account is against my privacy. I do not want to be tracked. Basically, all other brands requires Microsoft/Google/... account to download apps. The openrepos would be good alternative in case there are same apps. This is an opportunity for Jolla to be Unlike.

The statements like "we don't track you", or "NSA is not spying on you using Jolla" are somehow invalid when you force people to create any account. Moreover, the account is connected to IMEI and Jolla order number and all my personal data..

Similar, the source code to critical parts should be opened and audited. For example The disabling of the Jolla account is not have no effect to store functionality! You have to remove the account from system!

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If the account is found in disabled state, store-client will try to enable it automatically. OTOH, I don't think disabling the account (instead of removing) makes much sense except for debugging.

pycage ( 2014-06-02 20:08:18 +0300 )edit

pycage: Enabling the account without dialog/explicit question is also wrong. In case of multiple Jolla accounts, which one will be enabled?

xmlich02 ( 2014-06-12 09:56:31 +0300 )edit

Not quite, because there cannot be multiple Jolla accounts be configured on the device at a time. So there is at most only one account, and that should be considered enabled.

pycage ( 2014-06-12 13:22:58 +0300 )edit

There are several reasons for requiring an account for the store. Commenting on apps, counting downloads excluding duplicates, or liking apps comes to mind. But there are also restricted apps in the store which have legally to be protected from downloading by people without a Jolla phone. Alien Dalvik is one of those. In this case the Jolla account authorizes you to download.

pycage ( 2014-06-12 13:29:45 +0300 )edit

There are also several very good reasons for requiring anonymous access to various services. The user privacy itself should be enough.

I don't need those features: Liking, commenting I don't want those features: counting downloads (i.e. spying on me)

There must be different way to avoid legally restricted downloads. In worst case, I can live without those apps. In future, there will be also commercial apps. I understand those will be unavailable also.

xmlich02 ( 2014-06-16 10:35:10 +0300 )edit