It is hard to imagine that there was not someone inside of Nike that lost their faith in humanity when the pitch for these things was originally taking off.

    • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      It could have a button.

      But a button wouldnt give them all the permissions on your phone to harvest your data for sale and exploitation.

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      6 months ago

      Because once their app is installed on your phone, they can send you push notification ads for their next great shoes.

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          6 months ago

          I just bought a breathalyzer so I can know my BAC when out having a couple at happy hour and be safe to drive home. It works standalone because it has a button and screen, but all over the place it’s like “it has an app!!! It can connect to your phone!!!” who the fuck would ever want to do that?