How do places like SensorTower and SimilarWeb collect their usage data, anyhow?
We’re as guilty as any other publication in citing app usage data from data shops like SensorTower and SimilarWeb — it’s useful to rely on some data from a neutral source when talking about app and platform usage — but John Gruber dives into how that data is actually collected. And... maybe it’s not great! I am really thinking about this, however: Most people are technically naive! In fact, computer literacy is getting worse for Gen Z in various ways. So it is possible that this data is being collected with icky methods, but still actually representative of what’s going on. I donâ...
Source: theverge.com