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‘The tyranny of apps’: those without smartphones are unfairly penalised, say campaigners (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

My job does this too. It’s literally just cost cutting. The fobs expire and need to be replaced every so often but the app lasts “forever”.

IMO the fobs pay for themselves because what they are spending on fobs is the same as what they’re spending on IT members answering calls all day for employees that are having login issues with the app.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

I worked a job where I had to have an app that tracked me wherever I went. I finally had to tell my boss I couldn't use it anymore because it was killing my battery in like 3 hours.

If I was still working and a job wanted me to put an app on my personal phone I'd tell them to go fuck themselves.

Just another way capitalists thieve money from its workers.