I don't use this app, but it's no wonder that apps like these burn up our phone batteries. I'm not actually against this kind of stuff simply because I know that companies are trying to make money by "saving" you money, and if you're able to watch one move a day, every day for 9.99/month at a theater where tickets to movies where I go are almost $20/movie, then the user can't suddenly start complaining that the company is making their money by selling everything about you.
Google is "free" because they market you - the product. Don't like it, then don't use it. I'm sure you'll gladly pay an online search portal that promises to keep your information private right? *chirp* *chirp*
What I don't understand are why people are having a problem using a service that is technically free, or heavily discounted for the user... and then get upset that the provider is collecting information about you in order to make ends meet on the back side in order to remain profitable. People don't want to pay money to use exclusive services, so this is how online companies make money off of you. Otherwise, many things we take for granted on our phones simply would not exist.
I don’t disagree, but they should make it clear up front what they’re doing, not buried in terms of service that nobody reads. Shouldn’t have to find out about it because an exec shot his mouth off at some random conference. Maybe apps need to have label disclosures the way our food does. “Holy shit, my movie ticket app just tracked me to the Bunny Ranch! Won’t my wife be surprised by the discount coupons that’ll be in the mail.”
Well said. The CEO isn't hiding anything and is happy to say that he's going to mine location data for whatever he can sell. Maybe people in his generation (I'm assuming he's a youngling) have such odd notions of privacy that he thinks that goes without saying. But for those of us who have more traditional notions of privacy, they should be upfront about this. Otherwise, when we find out we feel betrayed. Personally, I had toyed with the idea of signing up for this, but this "revelation" and the news that they are blocking certain movies is enough to keep me on the sidelines.
Yet another product that is using consumers as marketing data collection tools. I'll happily and easily avoid it. I only allow a very selective set of apps to use location services. Things like Yelp and Maps.
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And Nest will operate separately from Google.