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[–] noodlejetski@piefed.social 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

autodelete data older than a year

okay, but why do they collect the data in the first place?

[–] Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

telemetry and crash reporting, and stuff like public statistics. Here's the "Easy to read" privacy policy: https://help.niagaralauncher.app/article/109-privacy-policy-summary

They explicitly state that they sell a launcher, not data.