If big enough user group became aware of this, maybe it would add pressure for larger corporations to think about their users' privacy
The FSF's definition of freedom here might not be quite what everyone has in mind, but the program is worth looking at and considering.
[1] https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/respects-your-f...
A: YES! A unique one for each person.
If nothing is mentioned, the application does not track.
For applications with tracking, a tracking anti-feature label is shown under the section "This app has features you may not like".
Other labels exist, like "has non-free addons", or "the app contains non-free parts upstream".
For an example of such a label: https://f-droid.org/fr/packages/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid/
It makes me think that a catalog like OpenFoodFacts but for software with such anti-features listed could be an idea.
Sure people can lie and mislead to get one, but they can do that with any certification to some extent.
The label does need a benevolent, trusted steward. This should not be insurmountable.
Badge or not. I believe and hope that we will see less tracking in the future. Consumers will change this directly and indirectly through policy.
As a consumer I sure hope so too, but I'm only seeing increase on different methods of tracking at the corporate level; tracking software is becoming more cheap, accessible and easier to use