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1. frizla+7c[view] [source] 2025-07-25 23:39:36
>>foxfir+(OP)
I do the exact opposite. I’ll use the app even if accessing the website is more convenient. Usually the app experience is more polished, and denying any permission is trivial. Also, I have a system-wide app/tracking blocker.
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2. johnny+ei[view] [source] 2025-07-26 00:32:06
>>frizla+7c
I tried to order McDonalds for pickup today. I got tired of twiddling with the website. I tried the app, disabled all the permissions.

Instead, McDonalds kept trying to pop up and demand my location, even after I put a zipcode and started my order. This repeats 3 times throughout my small order. Then I get to checkout and somehow I pop right back up to the map screen, where I am once again asked for location permissions. this was some 2 minutes into choosing a restaurant and picking my order.

I just uninstalled at that point and chose another eatery. Apps can get every bit as aggressive with permissions as they can with ads if their incentives really align with gaining them. That was a bizarre experience, but not the only one where I was badgered for permissions that the app really didn't need.

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3. frizla+z71[view] [source] 2025-07-26 11:52:54
>>johnny+ei
I think McDonalds is the worst app there is. Most app works relatively okay-ish, often better than the website (trend is reversing a bit, but not there yet).
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