Gee, it’s almost like corporations are gouging consumers so badly that their market advantages are being lost due to greed. Inflation this quickly isnt real. It’s what happens when you come off a global pandemic with millions dead and corporations see they can freely abuse you by exploiting the public zeitgeist that prices are going up due to inflation.

  • SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today
    171·
    10 months ago

    It’s just not worth going there unless I use the app and that’s only for when it’s got one person.

    You look at the privacy policy or app permissions for the McDonalds app? The thing is datamining your life.

    • jimbo@lemmy.world
      3·
      10 months ago

      Have you looked at the privacy policy and permissions? They’re pretty tame and about what you’d expect for any app that handles purchases: https://play.google.com/store/apps/datasafety?id=com.mcdonalds.app

      Personal info - Name, Email address, User IDs, and Address

      Financial info - User payment info and Purchase history

      Messages - Emails and Other in-app messages

      App activity - App interactions, In-app search history, and Other actions

      App info and performance - Crash logs, Diagnostics, and Other app performance data

      • SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today
        2·
        10 months ago

        Look at permissions.

        • retrieve running apps (why does it need to know what else is running on my phone?)
        • View WiFi connections (allows accurate geolocation by retrieving available WiFi networks and comparing them against a database server side)
        • connect and disconnect from WiFi (why ever would this be needed to order food? might be part of the above geolocation system)
        • full network access (can access local area network, not necessary to just make HTTP(s) requests to a server
        • Read Google service configuration (hard to find info on this one but appears to grant access to some account IDs and perhaps the Google login ID)
        • Use accounts on the device (probably to see what accounts are available- more tracking

        Now look at the data safety thing:

        • Financial info may be shared with other companies for advertising or marketing
        • App activity may be shared with other companies for advertising or marketing
        • Device or other IDs may be shared with other companies for advertising or marketing

        Personally though I think you could argue the ‘data safety’ screen is fraudulent- it mentions nothing about collecting location information, so why does the app need location info? Even if they are just collecting which mcdonalds you are near, that’s collecting location info.

        Then you have the issue of the terms of service. As others have mentioned, if you agree to those terms, you waive your right to participate in any class action lawsuit against McDonalds. And even if you ignore this data collection issue, that right there should be a big reason to say HELL NO to this.

      • CalicoJack@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        61·
        10 months ago

        True, but you’re still agreeing to the ToS that waives your right to sue the company. Can’t turn that off.

      • SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today
        11·
        10 months ago

        Not all of them. Phone ID for example, I think phone number also, and unless you force it to sleep whenever not using it, it can collect your IP address when at home on Wi-Fi which can be used to locate you.

        • luves2spooge@lemmy.world
          3·
          10 months ago

          Not since android 10 (maybe 8?). To access WiFi network info or information about the connected cell tower requires the location permission. Also the device id is unique to each app. So app A and app B on your device will see different device ids. Deleting and reinstalling the app will not generate a new device id, however.