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no data collection
Screenity’s own privacy policy says it does collect some data in several cases, so “no data collection” is too absolute.
Full reasoning
Screenity is clearly privacy-focused, but its own published policies contradict an absolute "no data collection" claim.
Screenity’s privacy policy says: "We only collect what's needed to make Screenity work" and then lists categories it collects, including name, email, Google account info, videos/edits/settings, IP address, support messages, and crash reports. It also says paid users' content can be uploaded and processed for cloud features, transcription, and syncing.
For the Chrome extension specifically, the same policy says free users can use it with local-only storage and no backend tracking. But that is a qualified statement, not a blanket one: the policy also says Google Drive integration uses a token, and paid/cloud features involve uploading and processing user data. So the post’s unqualified claim of "no data collection" is inaccurate as written.
The Chrome Web Store listing also discloses that the extension handles personally identifiable information and authentication information, which is further evidence that "no data collection" is not an accurate blanket description of the product.
2 sources
- Screenity Privacy Policy
We only collect what's needed to make Screenity work... Name, Email, Google account info... Videos, edits, settings... IP address... Support messages... Crash reports... Paid users... uploading and processing your content.
- Screenity - Screen Recorder & Annotation Tool - Chrome Web Store
Screenity - Screen Recorder & Annotation Tool has disclosed the following information regarding the collection and usage of your data... handles the following: Personally identifiable information; Authentication information.