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A more interesting consideration is how much data is going to be collected, retained, and monetized down the line. And probably handed over to law enforcement.
by into_infinity 4y ago
A more interesting consideration is how much data is going to be collected, retained, and monetized down the line. And probably handed over to law enforcement.
- jesterson 4y agoWould put my salary on bet that it is actually the primary goal of the change. There is perfectly nothing wrong with traditional locks to be substituted with another crappy app, whose only goal is data farming.
- agilob 4y ago>Would put my salary on bet that it is actually the primary goal of the change. Landlord gets paid for the data app collects about tenants?
- Yizahi 4y agoCorporation dislike saying "they pay for user data". They prefer to formulate it as "they provide analytics". So nobody pays landlord, instead information is funneled for free to half a hundred of "analytics" providers, who then regurgitate that data a little, and THEN sell it if there are any buyers. Conglomerates which effectively consist of multiple different corporations-projects don't even need to do it, they just pass user data to the colleagues. That's my guess about this situation.
- agilob 4y agoHere is an example of such app https://play.google.com/store/apps/datasafety?id=com.butterflymx.butterflymx https://play.google.com/store/apps/datasafety?id=com.butterf... Why does my keyfob need access to my messages and contacts?
- lzaaz 4y agoYou are asked whether you want to give that permission, and the rationale is probably in the context. You can always refuse to grant the permission when asked.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 4y agoYou can always refuse to grant the permission when asked, and the app can always refuse to grant you access to your own apartment until you grant that permission.