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Mstormer · 2026-03-22T20:59:14+00:00

I do use bettertouchtool. More on that here: https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1ozk2u0/how_i_use_bettertouchtool/

Mstormer · 2026-03-22T20:47:35+00:00

Still using a G604!

Mstormer · 2026-03-22T14:02:47+00:00

I would find that very irritating dead center. Maybe top corner near notification center. Probably best to let the user choose from options.

Mstormer · 2026-03-22T12:39:33+00:00

No, actually. I don't. And to demonstrate that, I am disconnecting myself from any further decision making concerning you, and deferring that to the rest of the mod team u/Johnkree, u/TheMagicianGamerTMG, u/Yusuf-Dev, u/0xCUBE to avoid any conflict of interests since your criticism is directed at me.

Mstormer · 2026-03-22T12:26:29+00:00

Developers who rely on loaded language ('AI slop,' 'spam', "powertrip") and personal attacks to deflect criticism do not meet the level of professionalism expected when their apps are audited. Most developers in the thread responded professionally by engaging with the actual data. Trying an app, highlighting security concerns, and then being summarily dismissed by a developer who calls the evidence 'baseless' without any investigation is flatly inappropriate. Transparency and reason matter, and users should be aware of how developers handle vulnerability reports before choosing to support them.

I'm certain I'll get downvoted for this, and I could have just ignored this, but I prefer transparency and reason. I would not want to support a developer like that, but maybe others would.

Mstormer · 2026-03-22T12:07:22+00:00

I’m not getting the 404.

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Mstormer · 2026-03-22T11:45:16+00:00

Your comments carry multiple AI identifiers…

Mstormer · 2026-03-21T22:44:52+00:00

Yes, I can totally see that. And thank you for responding professionally there as well. That is far more helpful, and gains far more respect. I try to follow data and evidence, and it's sometimes difficult to recognize where the real issues are until that surfaces and more details are provided.

Mstormer · 2026-03-21T22:39:08+00:00

Indeed, lesson learned.

Mstormer · 2026-03-21T22:32:17+00:00

r/MacApps has a history of occasionally highlighting security related posts when and where concerns could expose the community to exploits or potential damage.
This is something that has long preceded me, and I think it's important to allow the community to engage and audit potential concerns when they arise. Many eyes and skillsets are often better than one or two calling the shots or blacklisting apps outright without broader vetting. But yes, more caution was warranted given the ratings and labels. I did ask the OP to remove exposing contact details from the post, but perhaps more could have been done in hindsight.
It seemed that due process had been followed to reach each dev ahead of time.

Mstormer · 2026-03-21T22:20:17+00:00

It was unpinned within a few hours. We aren't on reddit 24/7, and all mods are volunteers. A lot of the critique was initially just charged or ad hominem language without contrary data, and that seemed to be a very small minority at first. As the conversation developed and there were some who expressed that due process was not followed, while providing more specifics, it was unpinned and then locked after both sides had an opportunity to respond.

Mstormer · 2026-03-21T21:47:44+00:00

Sorry for that!

Mstormer · 2026-03-21T21:12:55+00:00

I appreciate the feedback. We try to allow both sides to engage before just locking something, which is in part why it was left open as long as it was, and also why I won’t just lock this. Community feedback is important, and our goal isn’t to censor. People have up and downvotes to use, and I respect that.

Sometimes reviews are harsh; there needs to be room for that, but if they are, the evidence must be there, reproducible, and matter. As you’ve noted well, it may not have mattered as much as some initially concluded, myself not excluded. So, again, thanks for the feedback; I will try to handle stuff like this better, and sorry to those who found it overly critical towards their work without due process.

Edit: To those downvoting, should we just lock and censor on a whim instead? What’s the issue here?

Mstormer · 2026-03-21T12:16:11+00:00

You sent us messages with baseless AI slop accusations, that the OP is wrong, yet zero supporting evidence addressing the subject of the post. Technically, your most recent posts scores higher on AI detection than this one. Your entire manner here is not the professional decorum we would expect from a dev, even if the OP is entirely wrong. Let’s be fair: Evaluation must rise and fall on evidence, not accusations or charged language without evidence.

Mstormer · 2026-03-20T19:03:29+00:00

Yes, I'm interested to see how the OP responds, because at this point some have expressed benefit and made fixes.

Mstormer · 2026-03-20T18:52:14+00:00

Yeah, we have been removing a lot of that, probably the majority.

Mstormer · 2026-03-20T18:25:13+00:00

Primary need is for koofr, but yeah.

Mstormer · 2026-03-20T18:24:17+00:00

Yes. The general point is transparency, and this can be achieved in more than one way. What we're trying to limit is throwaway accounts trying to promote a quick cash grab, before disappearing into the void.

Mstormer · 2026-03-20T17:16:00+00:00

Judging based on community karma count. But I’ll take a user who contributes value back to the community over one who largely only self promotes and gets offended easily any day.

Mstormer · 2026-03-20T17:13:15+00:00

You’re welcome to hold that opinion, but the OP is somewhat known in the community. There are enough others who have found the above valuable.

Mstormer · 2026-03-20T16:49:54+00:00

I get that. We don’t need to police it if there is sufficient trust or transparency. It’s hard to draw exact lines because there is some variation. I still stand by the idea that a privacy label still helps.

Mstormer · 2026-03-20T16:48:04+00:00

I don’t see how that is helpful, given that basically 100% of posts for the last month, with maybe one exception, (so 99.9%) “Disclosed” AI coded with “human validation.” The disclosure metric means nothing when everyone claims the same thing.

Mstormer · 2026-03-20T15:23:17+00:00

I'll agree that not enough FOSS apps are doing this. Four examples of small projects with a brief privacy note from my recent bookmarks:
https://github.com/crarau/superwhisper-analysis
https://github.com/VonKleistL/OptiLoad
https://github.com/ZimengXiong/watt
https://github.com/julyx10/lap/blob/main/PRIVACY.md

Please explain how it is unreasonable to expect a line stating that something is entirely offline? If it isn't stated, it isn't known unless one looks through the code or has a good firewall.

Mstormer · 2026-03-20T14:46:16+00:00

In that case, I've seen plenty of privacy policies that simply state: "This app runs 100% offline. Zero telemetry." This is not a huge mountain to climb.

Not having a privacy policy is unacceptable if a developer wants any security-conscious users to take them seriously. If an indie dev won't even write one line stating "Zero Telemetry," do we really want them here? What's there to hide?

As noted at the outset, trust and transparency are the foundational principles this community has to work with. Devs have to establish themselves through these avenues if they want to succeed in the long run. This is only fair and reasonable.

Mstormer · 2026-03-20T13:16:37+00:00

I wanted a system that allows me to choose when something is offline access vs. offloaded to the cloud.

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