If they were interested in my location they could request location data. What are the odds they are doing this to directly market products to people based on health data?

Inb4 “They already do that based on what you regularly purchase”

Of course, yes they do. This appears to be one more layer on top of it. And surely they wouldn’t share that information with the pharmacy, right?

  • RaoulDook@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    6 months ago

    Why not just use their website instead of installing their code on your device? If they are competent their website should have all the above features.

    • Moneo@lemmy.world
      32·
      6 months ago

      Cause I’d rather open an app then deal with an extra browser tab every time I want to use the site.

      • Tregetour@lemdro.idEnglish
        10·
        6 months ago

        An open app simply is another type of browser tab, in my books. From a ‘screen cruft’ perspective I consider them roughly equivalent. At any rate it’s an interesting aspect of software design psychology…

      • RaoulDook@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        6 months ago

        “I have sacrificed my privacy for a minor convenience” is another way you could have said that.

        • Moneo@lemmy.world
          11·
          6 months ago

          Yes I find it convenient to press a tile on my home page and have it take me to an app instead of opening a tab in my browser. I’m not sure how this is undesirable.