I hate that everything is moving to forcing you to install apps. I don't want to download some stupid app, that will probably also spy on me. Seems everything is going that way and soon we won't have a choice.
The app has a full history of everything I've ever bought using it, pricing, dates, times, etc. Yup. #BigBrother
Not a big deal until you realize the correlations they can make for things like breakups, stressful situations, pregnancies, miscarriages, political leanings, sports affiliations, etc. This article was from 2015: "Websites Can Probably Guess Your Identity With Three Basic Data Points"
Websites and internet service providers have found ways to track user activity that aren’t detectable by users, which means there is no transparency. The Technical Architecture Group writes, …
observer.com
And then this nonsense:
Google is ubiquitous. Unless you have rejected the Internet and decided to live in a remote, uninhabited part of B.C., Google is there – ready to help you find something with a single keystroke.
thefunkegroup.com
Some crazy points:
1. As you search Google, they're searching
you
2. They know everywhere you've been every day for several years
3. They have a detailed portrait of your life & interests. All of the hours of Youtube you've watched, things you've lingered on, searches you've done, etc.
And now grocery stores are getting in on the action! The tradeoff is that I don't have to talk to anybody or even go through self-checkout, I can just use the app & yeet myself out of the store hahahhaha