From loyalty cards, to restaurant meal deals or simply parking your car – it is harder and harder to get by without signing up to a multitude of apps
  • Wrrzag@lemmy.mlEnglish
    26·
    2 months ago

    It’s because you have control over your browser, but they control their app and all its trackers, ads, etc

    • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      2 months ago

      Yep. They want you to use apps, cause all the permissions you give the app makes it much easier for them to harvest all your data for marketing and selling purposes.

      • Showroom7561@lemmy.caEnglish
        12·
        2 months ago

        That’s exactly it. Easy to block ads and trackers on a website, but more difficult or impossible on some apps.

        One of the banking apps won’t show the total balance of the account unless I’m using the app. How ridiculous.

        • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          3·
          2 months ago

          They know that a lot of people would rather have it work a little better by getting an app, if they keep reminding people it’s an option.

          Even if “better” is just lack of nags.

          It’s sad. We need a digital privacy law so that an app can’t be more invasive than the website.

          • Showroom7561@lemmy.caEnglish
            3·
            2 months ago

            Even if “better” is just lack of nags.

            Well, they just swap nags from “download our app” to “rate our app” no matter what you do, you’ll be nagged…