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I hate how everything requires you to download a shitty proprietary data harvesting app nowadays when everything can be done just fine without an app. (lemm.ee)

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I have recently started a new position and am required to use an app that has three Facebook trackers, one of them being a Facebook location tracker according to Exodus App Privacy in order to get your food when it would literally work perfectly fine ordering to a real cashier or shit even a website rather than having to download an app.

I have also read many stories of people that live in apartments that require them to use a mobile app for god damn LAUNDRY. All you need, is a card reader, and it will work perfectly fine like it has been for the longest time.

Privacy concerns aside, it is just annoying that you need this app and that app and this app and that app and it just clutters space on your phone. Security concerns too as now they have all of this additional info on you online, such as your phone number your email your real name, instead of just your credit card info like a card reader would have. And I am willing to guarantee that their security model is absolute horseshit because they have such a small team of engineers working on the app and the servers.

Literal enshitification

Magne

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[-] root@aussie.zone 9 points 1 year ago

I also hate apps which request for unnecessary permissions. I have a dashcam which has an app to view the recorded videos. The app requires bluetooth as well as gps location info. Bluetooth is understandable but I don't see the need for GPS. Unfortunately for me I can't seem to get mock locations working properly on my phone. It also refuses to work if i do not give it location permission. :(

[-] bretti_kivi@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago

For locating the camera with BLE. Needs to see relative location, only possible with location permission. Turn it off after pairing.

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[-] Anonymousllama@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I'm totally sure all these shithouse apps adhere only to the strictest standards in regards to data security also...

[-] Tom_bishop@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

Wait until you need an app to visit your child's grave

[-] RunningSpaces@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Feels like we're in a TechnoFuedal society

[-] Alph4d0g@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago

I've moved mostly to progressive web apps that truly stop when you close them. For sure they will try to use trackers when they're running but you can stop that with pihole or NextDNS if you're on the move with your mobile. You can regain some control if you have the motivation to do so. If you have to install an app, you can still block tracking via these methods and more.

[-] worldsayshi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Is anyone actually making progressive web apps?

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[-] Sygheil@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

If an "app" has a web version I'm definitely on that. My exception would be installing it if thats not available via a webpage or so. Plus having a full control over my device (magisk/kernelsu + modules) and app manager on fdroid, warden to disable such trackers with the help of adaway.

One thing pissed me off was my banking institution, disabled its normal functionality (now only acts like a cpanel for your account) over webpage and the full functionality was transfered to the app (which contains 20 trackers) why tf you need that for in a financial app? Im done with them.

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[-] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Lol. This is how I know I'm old.

From 2013. https://www.reddit.com/r/web_design/comments/1e5acw/ha_i_dont_want_your_fucking_app/

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[-] piexil@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Similarly I hate that everything requires an app when a webpage works absolutely fine.

Nothing more infuriating than sites that have a fully (or half) working mobile version but then force you to use the app (stars eyes at reddit)

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[-] snek@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I got an apartment from a housing company that came with a "smart" Bluetooth washing machine. Of course it works just fine without using Bluetooth, but if I so were to wish to use such services, I would need to provide access to Bluetooth, WIFI, and location all the time. As in, I'm not allowed to turn that off.

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