The apps we block.
We measure everyday app usage, but we block sensitive apps from measurement. We work from a blocklist: usage is measured, except in the apps listed below. The list is not complete yet, and it covers apps, not websites.
Using these apps can reveal protected data on its own, so they belong on the blocklist. Health, dating, DNA and some union apps are on it. Religion, ethnic-origin and political-party apps are not on it yet, so they are measured.
Healthcare, patient & records apps, mental health and therapy, period, fertility and pregnancy, medication reminders, addiction support.
Dating apps in general — and especially LGBTQ+ apps (Grindr etc.) that directly reveal sexual orientation.
Prayer, Quran / Bible, church and congregation apps. None are on the blocklist yet.
Union apps such as Unionen, 3F, Fagforbundet and UNISON are on the blocklist. Party and activism apps are not on it yet.
Community apps tied to ethnicity or diaspora. None are on the blocklist yet.
DNA / ancestry gene-testing apps (23andMe-type) and biometric health apps.
Not Art. 9, but heavily regulated or exposed to harm.
Banking, payment and transfer apps, credit, insurance, and stock / crypto trading (banking secrecy, PSD2).
BankID, Freja, MitID and authenticator / password-manager apps — a security risk, not just a privacy one.
Apps aimed at children belong here, but the blocklist does not name any yet. Panel members must be 18 or older. If a child uses your phone, pause measuring first.
Casino and betting apps. Adult content belongs here too, but it is mostly on websites, which the blocklist does not cover.
These apps hold what you write to others or to yourself, so they belong on the blocklist too.
WhatsApp, Signal, Messenger, Telegram, your phone's SMS app and the like are on the blocklist, so the ATTEX app is meant not to read your conversations in them. Messages in apps that are not on the list, such as Instagram or Snapchat, are measured like any other screen.
Gmail, Outlook, Google Keep, Notion and the like are on the blocklist, so the ATTEX app is meant not to read your emails or notes in them. Mail and notes apps that are not on the list, and webmail in a browser, are measured like any other screen.
The blocklist above is illustrative. The current list is built into the ATTEX Panel app and is expanded as new sensitive apps are reviewed. It is not complete yet: an app that is not on it, or is listed under a name that does not match the real app, is measured even if it belongs to a category above. It covers apps, not websites or topics, so what you search for, read in a browser or ask an AI chat app is measured like any other screen.
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