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I have this app installed on my phone and I have chosen to have it installed by choice. I am getting paid $20 amazon per month to have it installed.

Why do I do this? Because I enjoy making side hustle money with my phones. This research app in particular is very useful to me because it is 100% passive. If you are concerned with privacy you can always just use a crap side phone to run the app.

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Could you summarize what you believe you're giving up in exchange for $20/month?

(There's a thread about informed consent elsewhere in this discussion. I'd like to understand how informed you are about the risks associated with the app and certificate.)

> 100% passive.

Can you explain what you mean by this? I wouldn’t like it because I would consider it to be watching me, and I don’t think that’s passive.

I'm pretty sure he just means he doesn't have to set aside any time to directly interact with the app himself

That feels almost like the literal definition of passive in this context

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