All you Sync dick suckers in this thread have lost your minds.
You should head to the discord. People there literally choking on dev's balls, it's insane.
Your point is correct. While I love the UX and UI, the data collection is a fucking disgrace. Good thing I know how to block trackers, as I'm going to use a patched version of the app as soon as somebody releases one.
I know I'm cheap and I know this app is great and is a lot of work but fuck, this is expensive.
Subscriptions are the worst model capitalism can offer. And the one time payment price is ridiculous, I can't afford that.
Absolutely not selfhosted nor foss nor anything close to this sub's content but if money is not a problem, Protools has a collaborative feature that is pretty neat.
You can all work on the same session at the same time and send tracks back and forth.
I haven't read an official study about it, but I've seen random posts and comments of mine poping back here and there with no apparent link in time or subreddit.
Let me know if you find what you're looking for, I'm interested :)
Everything is archived some place or another anyway.
The point of erasing your content on Reddit is to lower the value of the site and be a pain in their ass.
People shouldn't erase their account. Not ever. Not until you are sure they won't keep restoring your content. Keep erasing your restored content, take screenshots beforegand, and report them under GDPR / Cali law.
When they'll be forced to comply, then we can erase our account.
I switched from Vivaldi to Librewolf a while back and I found Panorama Tab Groups and I think it is superior. YMMV