collapse_already comments on What's the worst invention of the 21st century?

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[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 101 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Separate apps for various retail stores. I don't want a home depot app. I don't want a kroger app. We have a generic app for this category called a web browser. If you want me to download a specialized app for your store, I assume that means that my browser does not sufficiently breach my privacy for your "business purposes."

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[–] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The only one I use is Safeway, to scan the in-store coupons. I'm not sure how much info they can get, because the app fails to load until I pause my VPN.

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[–] sudo42@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago

I skip the app and use one of Safeway's "Please Don't Rape Me" cards that I found in the parking lot.

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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 years ago

I really hope this goes out of style eventually, and one day gets remembered alongside proprietary hardware connectors.

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[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Dude the phone "app" is 100% on the list for me too.

As a stop gap between good web design including PWAs it made sense at a time, but 99% of apps are just bloated websites that data and power for no noticeable gains...

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