I have recently started university 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, for the dining plan, when it would literally work perfectly fine using your student ID and ordering to a real cashier, LIKE HOW IT HAS BEEN DONE FOR DECADES.

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

  • dylanmorgan@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Funny you mention enshittification, I just watched a talk from Cory Doctorow who coined that term and he pointed out the reason for insisting on an app is that it means you can’t block ads without violating the DMCA. Browsers can have adblocker extensions, apps cannot (unless you hack them.)

    • FlumPHP@programming.devEnglish
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      1 year ago

      it means you can’t block ads without violating the DMCA. Browsers can have adblocker extensions, apps cannot (unless you hack them.)

      I imagine this is just going to lead to more people using DNS ad blockers. My phone literally can’t access your ad server, sorry.

      • DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Private DNS FTW!

        dns.adguard.com

        On Android:

        1. Swipe down and select settings (the gear)
        2. Search for: DNS
        3. Select Private DNS.
        4. Select Private DNS again.
        5. Select Private DNS provider hostname.
        6. Enter: dns.adguard.com
        7. Select Save
        8. Enjoy most ads being blocked in apps.
        9. Might work poorly on public wifi (Walmart wifi for example doesn’t work with a private DNS set).

        On Apple:

        1. Fuck if I know.
        • Pretzilla@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          1 year ago

          I heard there are security concerns with this as adguard cannot be fully trusted. Anyone got the scoop?

          Ed: as in didn’t adguard get bought by some questionable company?