Different Than<p>Anyone know about this app, called Dust? (Note: I don't think it's the secure messaging app). It's apparently for regional burns (mini-Burning Man events). A burn I'm attending is going to do all their organizing, messaging, mapping, etc. using the Dust app.</p><p>I fucking hate apps. I mean, some are okay. I hate everything in the world shoving an app at you, mostly because nearly every such app requires a significant chunk of personal data, then needs permissions it shouldn't have, and almost certainly resells my data or keeps it just in case the company needs extra cash.</p><p>So... how do I find this stuff out? It's not a major app; maybe a few thousand or tens of thousands of people ever use it, so I'm not finding any info about it by online searching. Admittedly, my google-fu (well, ddg-fu) might be lacking.</p><p>If you have any info about how predatory or chill this app is, or hints where I can find such info, I hope you'll share.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apps</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dust</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/burningman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>burningman</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/regionalburn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regionalburn</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>