FAQ

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Why do I need to login with Google Drive to use PrivySeal?
PrivySeal is a web app that works on increasing awareness about what other web apps can know about you if you give them access to your Google Drive.  Hen...
Mon, 22 Jun, 2015 at 7:55 AM
Can I test PrivySeal without logging in?
Unfortunately, this is not supported. The philosophy of PrivySeal is that it provides a personalized set of insights about your data before you install othe...
Mon, 22 Jun, 2015 at 7:59 AM
Why does PrivySeal need read-only access to all files on Google Drive? Isn't it a bit contradictory that it needs that to aid me against other apps?
Imagine if you have an antivirus on your computer. If you don't give that antivirus access to your disk, it won't be able to analyze your files for ...
Mon, 22 Jun, 2015 at 7:57 AM
Does PrivySeal support cloud services other than Google Drive?
Not yet. But we have plans to add Dropbox support later.  Moreover, we are currently building tight integration with StackSync cloud service, which is a p...
Mon, 22 Jun, 2015 at 7:59 AM
Will PrivySeal keep my files on its servers?
No. As explained in our privacy policy, PrivySeal doesn't store the user's files; they are removed from our server once analyzed (which takes 1-2...
Mon, 22 Jun, 2015 at 8:05 AM
Can I know more about the motivation behind PrivySeal?
Indeed! Check our article on LinkedIn or the article EPFL wrote about PrivySeal.  If you prefer Spanish, Gizmodo has a review on PrivySeal too.
Mon, 22 Jun, 2015 at 8:59 AM
How do you determine what permissions an app needs and what it doesn't?
This is done manually via privacy focused app reviews by actual developers who used each app. They check the app functionality and report the expected permi...
Mon, 22 Jun, 2015 at 10:36 AM