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Reddit keeps pushing me to use the app. Why?
To be fair this isn't isolated to reddit. I confess my technical acumen leans on the SA side of the house. I am curious: can they soak up more user data versus a browser? I am referring to "industry accepted practices" for reputable sites/apps, not malicious ones. I just always seem to be getting pushed towards an app, often with missing functionality, and i just want to understand why.
- DenverCode 5y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27553971 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27553971
- db48x 5y agoYep. An app can get very accurate location info, unique device ids, and more. Plus nobody can run an adblocker in an app like they can in a browser.
- cratermoon 5y agoApps can access a lot more info about your device and your profile, and that data is all rolled up to sell ads. in short: greed.
- allstunned 5y agoThanks for the link and all who replied! Will read that thread and keep avoiding apps.
- readonthegoapp 5y agoI'm assuming the native app makes each user worth 5x a web user. There's prob a number out there somewhere. So, if a web user is worth $1/user/month in profit, an app user is worth $5/user/month in profit.
- kevinherron 5y agoThe app can and will show you a lot of ads and you can't block them. Your browser happily blocks them.