Eh, they sort of are paying you indirectly for your checkins.... They are paying a significant amount to a full time staff working on a free app that you use wi

Eh, they sort of are paying you indirectly for your checkins.... They are paying a significant amount to a full time staff working on a free app that you use without paying them any money. You're receiving the benefit of their work in exchange for information about which businesses you frequent, which is them paying you for that location data.