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“Create a FREE account to continue reading…”
Nope.
“Please turn off your adblocker…”
Nuh-uh.
“This site uses cookies. Please review…”
Also nope.
Scan this qr code to…
In the trash with you.
I got into this with a coffee shop recently. Apparently they were “online order and pickup only.” And i went in trying to get coffee. One person was trying to help me, and what i assume was her manager was being a dick.
“Just download the app and put your order in.”
“Nah im not going to do that. I just want a black coffee. Nothing fancy.”
“We’re online only”
other employee rings me up, pours me a cup, and is seemingly just trying to help me gtfo
She hands it to this dude… To hand to me
“Next time, use the app.”
“Bro there wont be a next time.”
Pretty nice of them to change business practices for you in that moment.
The one employee was doing it for everyone who walked in. There were 3 of us at the time i was there, so im assuming it happens all the time for them. But im sure I’m not the only one they were rude to. Had they been nice and reminded others that they should use the app, im sure theyd have more people switch to the app instead of finding a new shop.
It’d be great if they had a non data-harvesting subsidized pricing tier.
I blast that shit in their reviews.
Not only is it a privacy and security issue, it’s also an accessibility issue. Maybe I’m using my desktop to access your website where I can ctrl+ to increase font size, but your shitty unreadable phone app has made zero effort to support accessibility.
It’s particularly annoying for services like DoorDash, instacart, or uber, where some users are specifically using those services due to accessibility issues.
Those companies are literally only the man in the middle, in every sense
In the modern age so many things that should just be websites are apps and many things that should be apps/programs are websites
Can track you and see more invasive details from your device that way, more than just cookies.
Things generally want to keep you engaged - and a native mobile app, even if otherwise functionally the same as a webpage, has somewhat more of a chance to get you to accept push notifications to spam you.
That, plus I think its to get you more invested. Like if you have the app on your phone you might want to use it again, or youll forget about it and then see it later and think about their product/service/whatever.
The only reason they went from websites to apps is because with apps they can push notifications.
And the apps can report your phone’s sensor info back to their servers so they can build a profile on you to sell to data brokers.
They can also use push notification on websites, and for both websites and apps you have to agree to a system prompt first to allow it to happen.
So that’s not the reason.
Invalid since 2023: https://caniuse.com/push-api
I got one of those “safe driver” transceivers to save money on insurance. It required an app, which I figured would be like a simple bridge that uploads the data from the device to the server.
Holy mackerel, was it full of additional spyware. I was already a little uneasy sending driving data to a private company, but this would potentially be sending constant phone tracking. No thanks!
Yeah, I tried the same many years ago. Problem was that I had a super tiny car in a big city where everyone speeds all the time, so it never gave me a discount because I was always speeding and breaking harshly.
How can I be a smooth driver when no one else is? It also dinged me for driving at night when I was doing a volunteer job in the evening while my day job was WFH. Such BS.
I was concerned when my kid started soccer and they wanted parents to get an app to get updates on cancellations and to see the game and practice schedule. Fortunately there is a browser version and the app is not necessary. They just don’t advertise this.
I went to a dentist’s office that promoted how easy it was to schedule a appointment and manage your records on their app.
I usually am much more polite but I flipped and said, “I don’t want a app for that!” And scared the front desk staff.
I walked into Walmart for the first time in years to return the shitty thing I bought.
The cashier at returns mentioned thier app makes returns easy as I flip through photos of receipts on my phone.
“I’m sure it does but I don’t install non critical apps. I don’t need Walmart looking at my phone, tracking me or pushing notifications”
She just shrugged.
Whereas my child’s doctor appointments and records are only available via app and don’t have a website. And the app is no longer supported on my phone OS so I have to run the previous version. I hate this.
That’s the worst. Have you spoken up about it? I think they try to be the most convenient and to be “with the times” without realizing that one way does not fit for everyone.
The problem is that it isn’t their own in house app - they contract it out. I should say something, but they aren’t going to change providers. With HIPAA, it’s probably a huge pain without many options. Complaining to the app company makes more sense, but I’m sure I’d get even less far. I suspect I’m in the far minority that care and run non-stock android.
I must generate a qr code. I search for sites to do this. The first result lets me do this but requires an email to download the thing. The second result lets me do this but requires an email to download the thing. The third result lets me do this but requires an email to download the thing. Each of them display the generated qr code on screen but then refuse to let me download it. Technology sure is amazing.
Unfortunately there’s way too much of these leeches who charge for stuff that is otherwise free, then use spammy SEO techniques to bury the free options.
As for QR code generation, DuckDuckGo has a built-in generator that’s always worked for me. For example: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=qr+Visit+Lemmy.World±%3E+https%3A%2F%2Flemmy.world
Probably not useful in your case, but:
apt install qrencode qrencode -t svg -o example.svg https://example.com/Duckduckgo is pretty convenient for quickly generating qr codes. You just type qr followed by its contents into the search box and you get a qr as result.
Can you use a snipping tool or screenshot that shit? Otherwise, throwaway email lol.
Can also be self-hosted:
https://github.com/CorentinTh/it-toolsFree and downloadable https://www.nayuki.io/page/qr-code-generator-library#live-demo-javascript
I love when you download it and you have to enter credit card information for a trial. Take a walk!
Theres a dark pattern where a service makes you fill out a form, choose your actions, get to 95% done and then hits you with a Credit card request, assuming you already made it this far.
Who are they fooling?
Feels like a Turk request I didn’t get paid for.
One of the best things about iOS is they can’t do this.
One of the best meme templates I’ve seen in a while lmao
I love it because he reminds me of an old friend I had who was a very pragmatic person and often just threw his hands up and moved on when shit got dramatic.
Love them type of people. No nonsense.
I’m finding it funny because around here most cars are manual, and when I got my driver’s licence I was strongly warned that looking back instead of using the mirrors would be immediate failure.
Based on your username in guessing you’re German? (Apologies if I’m wrong). Here in the USA when I first got my license in the state of Oregon it was the opposite. If you weren’t looking backwards while reversing and using only your mirrors, you’d be docked points on your exam.
I’m from a Germanic colony in south Brazil. I don’t know how they do in Germany.
Smaller cars I would definitely look back, because you get a wider view, but it’s also situational. If you need to quickly alternate between left and right side I would use mirrors, especially if squeezing in somewhere.
Especially with an SUV like we have now, looking back does nothing. Small rear window, all I see is back seats. Now I use mirrors and top-view mode + rear view on reversing cameras that surround the vehicle.
For any tourists in Finland, here is also some advice:
Noted. Context?
Turku on Suomen persereikä
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This but for survey, with umbrella as a gift.
No thanks, ain’t gonna download no app for an umbrella.
Don’t forget about the data they can mine from your phone!
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I Like apps If the app is good, and they give you the option to keep using the website
