This is generally not true with open source . . . because the minute open source projects start collecting data, they get branched, or people abandon using them.
For example, the [Simple Tools App Suite](https://simplemobiletools.com/), which was bought out to a company known to collect data, so it was immediately branched to the [Fossify App Suite](nostr:nevent1qqsx0fl5rxzvgz89jctm26ze64hxyeskmmrw3yw290xfjwzms8e9tdqpzdmhxw309akx7cmpd35x7um58g6rsd3eqgsym07t03wahqjfl8r7hrppuqvlpralklk9mm25pzmpgkgtawx3d9grqsqqqqqpayf9jw)
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2024-08-20 01:11:09
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2024-08-20 01:11:09Event JSON
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