California May Ban Lyft And Uber From AI Price Gouging Users With Low Phone Batteries

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• MisterMoo@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Why does Apple even let apps read my phone model and battery level?

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  • Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Because they pay apple? I’d imagine that’s obvious. It’s more useful metrics for the company, I would be surprised if they didn’t tier the information access about users behind closed doors.

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    • bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I’d rather the ability to fudge these stats to developers, cause my info is none of their damn business, especially when I’m paying for a service.

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• pineapple_pizza@lemmy.dexlit.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  That’s just evil. Next they’re going to look into your calendar to see if you’re running late.

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• BetaBlake@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  Y’all gotta stop buying Apple shit

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  • MurrayL@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    Nowhere in the article or the original report does it say this is specific to Apple devices.

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    • Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨41⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      Yeah, but you can’t circumvent this on iOS. It’s incredibly easy to spoof information on android.

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• CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  That’s a thing? Can they also tell that I’m in a shady neighborhood?

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  • JustARegularNerd@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    I mean, they absolutely could and it would be absolutely trivial to compare a database of crime rates to your departure location. The question should really be “Are they checking if I’m in a shady neighborhood?”

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