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And it wouldn’t be free.
Even if in the best case scenario, it gives a company direct access to send you unsolicited push notifications.
It’s rarely the best case.
You can just not accept notification permission
I think you overestimate the average person’s ability to disable push notifications.
I mean, you could just install GrapheneOS and not allow tracking or location data either. I promise that these companies don’t care about the .00002% of people who don’t play ball.
The Naïve Witch of the North (South if you’re going by the original novel instead of the movie).
Ahaha you can really hear it
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.