The reason so many firms push so hard to get you to use their phone apps rather than their websites is that the depth of invasive personal data they can gather via the apps is usually enormous in comparison.
@Npars01 I don’t have apps for any of the places I frequently custom. It’s ridiculous. Show up this morning coffee shop so frequently I benefit from discounts just give me.
Jonathan Lamothe
in reply to Lauren Weinstein • •Nicole Parsons
in reply to Lauren Weinstein • • •Ever had a restaurant deny you the discount they offer repeat customers because it's only available via their spyware app or via a dodgy QR code?
It's a good way to destroy your customer base.
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GhostOnTheHalfShell
in reply to Nicole Parsons • • •I don’t have apps for any of the places I frequently custom. It’s ridiculous. Show up this morning coffee shop so frequently I benefit from discounts just give me.