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So tired of junk apps cluttering up my phone and tablet. Examples: There's a parking station near me that has an app, the library photocopier has an app. Could

So tired of junk apps cluttering up my phone and tablet. Examples: There's a parking station near me that has an app, the library photocopier has an app. Could all be done on the web.

aronhegedus 3y ago
I also don't understand why a parking meter needs an app, it should have a QR code>web>stripe payment (or a text to pay), rather than 2 buggy apps on iPhone and Android, which require data to download
- bonyt 3y ago
  I’ve heard stories of people putting fake QR codes linking to fake payment portals for parking. I don’t think an app solves this problem though. https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/01/fake-qr-codes-on-parking-meters.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/01/fake-qr-codes...
- mistrial9 3y ago
  it is "surveillance capitalism" -- they want names and contact info for "their customers" .. this is a serious sickness in the modern times IMHO
- threeseed 3y ago
  There are many reasons to have a parking app. You can extend your parking time, find closest parking meters, download tax invoices for businesses etc. All of these are much faster to do on a native app than a clunky mobile web site.