• callouscomic@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    This was their intention. Artificially force you to think you HAVE to use the apps. Then in the apps these companies collect all your data and also you waive lots of potential rights like forced arbitration.

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        3 months ago

        You know, this simple and concise answer sums up the argument pretty well.

        It’s borderline extortion to raise prices on you unless you’re using the app, but what if the app selling your data enables the food to be cheap?

        Is the data you are protecting, which is essentially just information about what you do and where you go with your phone, worth selling for an occasional free burger?

        Do you live in a socioeconomic group that allows you to pay premium to keep your data private? That’s essentially what this has become. Either you let this corporation sell your data for a free burger or you pay full price for their menu.

        Frankly, from the bigger perspective, it’s more than a lot of apps will give you for your data anyway.

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          3 months ago

          If you use the DuckDuckGo app and enable App Tracking Protection, it severely limits the amount of data apps can collect on you.

          Go get that free burger, king.

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          Do you live in a socioeconomic group that allows you to pay premium to keep your data private? That’s essentially what this has become.

          Except they know that even many in that group will use the app because just because you can afford to pay a premium doesn’t mean you don’t want a deal. Also, people think the app is somehow more convenient than just giving your order at the speaker.