I used RescueTime for a long time, but it felt weird.
Also switched to QBserve after a while and it's been great.
RescueTime has more features, for sure (at least it did before), but these days, it is just too much extra data to willingly send to others.
I am curious. What were the analyses and what's your conclusion(s)?
Is there a place that clearly states everything RescueTime is sending up? Maybe that would at least help people trust it more?
Of course, what an app says it’s sending, and what it actually does, might not always gel.
In short we track the name of the application you're using, and the window title OR the URL of the website you're on (if you're in a recognized browser). We query the OS to detect what's in focus and whether or not the computer has gone idle to track time spent on a particular thing. We also use crowdsourced data collected over the years to understand what categories applications and websites are (meeting tools, communication tools, design/coding/business tools, etc.) All of our data is never used individually, only analyzed in aggregate in an anonymized way. We're compliant with GDPR rules. Here's our privacy policy for more information: https://www.rescuetime.com/privacy