Sure, but on iOS at least you can simply deny any tracking requests. I just looked and out of the listed data points on the App Store that the app might collect, it has access to literally none of them other than “other data”, which in my case is my photos since I have uploaded photos to linked in. I can retract that permission at will too.
It hasn’t even requested access to my contacts, for example. If it had it would show in the contacts section in the iOS settings menu here:
there are a bunch of other things they can track that aren’t considered “tracking requests”. time you spend on each page, whether you click a new popup, etc.
Websites can track clicks like you said, but on top of that, apps can track where exactly on the screen you tap, how long you scroll, where on the page you paused to look, etc.
If you read the link you sent, you’ll see that those tools don’t exist on most websites - it’s a dedicated software for screen recording so product managers can understand how users use the site.
It’s actually a great example to highlight what I said - on most websites, you can’t track detailed user behavior, only clicks and the time of the click. You need to install software to find that out. On apps, you can track where the user scrolls, where they stop scrolling/scroll more slowly, and a lot more.
On a website, all you know is that the user took 2 minutes between loading the page and clicking button X. On an app, you can see that the user scrolled on the right edge (probably right handed), paused along the way at section A, exited the app (maybe they got a notification), came back to scroll down and click on button X.
Which is fair. If it’s something you use all the time, obviously an app is usually going to be the way to go.
But the reason they want you to install the app is so they can send push notifications and track you more effectively
Sure, but on iOS at least you can simply deny any tracking requests. I just looked and out of the listed data points on the App Store that the app might collect, it has access to literally none of them other than “other data”, which in my case is my photos since I have uploaded photos to linked in. I can retract that permission at will too.
It hasn’t even requested access to my contacts, for example. If it had it would show in the contacts section in the iOS settings menu here:
https://imgur.com/a/1Sl4dyq
there are a bunch of other things they can track that aren’t considered “tracking requests”. time you spend on each page, whether you click a new popup, etc.
Whether you click a new popup on what? In the Linkedin app?
On the website they’re already tracking how long you spend on each page and everything you click on.
Websites can track clicks like you said, but on top of that, apps can track where exactly on the screen you tap, how long you scroll, where on the page you paused to look, etc.
Websites have been tracking that exact same stuff for years.
https://www.hotjar.com/blog/session-recording-tools/#
If you read the link you sent, you’ll see that those tools don’t exist on most websites - it’s a dedicated software for screen recording so product managers can understand how users use the site.
It’s actually a great example to highlight what I said - on most websites, you can’t track detailed user behavior, only clicks and the time of the click. You need to install software to find that out. On apps, you can track where the user scrolls, where they stop scrolling/scroll more slowly, and a lot more.
On a website, all you know is that the user took 2 minutes between loading the page and clicking button X. On an app, you can see that the user scrolled on the right edge (probably right handed), paused along the way at section A, exited the app (maybe they got a notification), came back to scroll down and click on button X.
The point is that any website can get that data if they want to.
no, they can’t. they would have to install software on your phone/computer to do so, and that triggers a whole bunch of warnings.