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.
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.
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.
Ya but free burger
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.