Sometimes it’s just a loyalty thing. “Use our app, we’ll give you a discount.” Which keeps you coming back instead of going to the competitor. Plus, having the icon on your screen is an advertisement in itself.
As to personal info, it’s like everyone forgot how we did 25-years ago. LIE TO THE COMPUTER.
Some things required to lie to apps open us up to other vulnerabilities (programs to spoof gps) and some things would take function away from apps that legitimately use that data.
Lieing to your computer isn’t as simple as it used to be, you’re living behind rose tinted glasses if you think it is.
Sometimes it’s just a loyalty thing. “Use our app, we’ll give you a discount.” Which keeps you coming back instead of going to the competitor. Plus, having the icon on your screen is an advertisement in itself.
As to personal info, it’s like everyone forgot how we did 25-years ago. LIE TO THE COMPUTER.
Some things required to lie to apps open us up to other vulnerabilities (programs to spoof gps) and some things would take function away from apps that legitimately use that data.
Lieing to your computer isn’t as simple as it used to be, you’re living behind rose tinted glasses if you think it is.