Allow disabling of app update checking (Was: remove tracking)

[GoogleCodeExporter]

According to 
http://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=trans&fdid=org.transdroid
transdroid periodically reports to transdroid.org

This seriously decrease app trustworthiness and raise privacy concerns among 
users. Such anti-feature have to be either removed completely or made active 
only after explicit user consent.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by govnotot...@gmail.com on 6 Feb 2013 at 3:37

[GoogleCodeExporter]

As you can see in the code, it calls 
http://www.transdroid.org/update/latest-app.php to check what the latest 
version of the app is, and if it is newer it pops up a notification. Although I 
understand your concerns, I hardly consider this a 'seriously decrease app 
trustworthiness and raise privacy concerns among users'. It's nice that F-Droid 
reports 'This application tracks and reports your activity to somewhere' but it 
would be better if it explained why and how. I do not log users, ip address, or 
anything.

I will add an option in the next version of the app to disable the checking for 
app updates.

Update checker code: 
http://code.google.com/p/transdroid/source/browse/android/src/org/transdroid/ser
vice/UpdateService.java
Code of the latest-app.php page: 152|1.1.10
(Yes, only plain text.)

Original comment by erickok@gmail.com on 17 Feb 2013 at 6:31

• Changed title: Allow disabling of app update checking (Was: remove tracking)
• Added labels: Component-Docs

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Added this option (under the alarm service settings screen) in re4e05f53d464 
and will be in next release.

Original comment by erickok@gmail.com on 26 Feb 2013 at 3:34

• Changed state: Fixed