Spyke
scytale
piefed.zip

Surveillance pricing. This is a good example to show the nothing-to-hide-nothing-to-fear crowd.

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paraphrandreply
lemmy.world

Yup, and all they had to do was automate millions of A B tests to figure out it’s effective. They can tweak and tune based on all sorts of data points.

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douglasg14breply
lemmy.world

In a well regulated economy where abuse potential is lower, there are lots of good reasons.

If I'm developing a ride share app, battery level would be handy for a few reasons off the top of my head:

  1. Reduce rendering quality, animations, map clarity, go to dark mode...etc to reduce battery usage (ie. Automatic Low power mode).
    • Google maps does this when your device is overheating btw
  2. Increase priority levels for users who are at risk of running out their phones before their estimated arrival time
  3. Notify users that they may not have enough battery life, and advise them to switch their device to low power mode
  4. Prioritize blacking out the screen when sensors indicate the phone is facing down or is in a pocket.
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techtreply
lemmy.world

I see your point here, but I don't really agree with any of these as good enough reasons. Especially disagree with the suggested premise of disregarding abuse potential, that should be high in consideration. Apps should operate in a way that is as agnostic as possible to the device's details for that reason.

  1. Do not change behavior based on battery level, instead include an option in the settings to reduce power consumption at the cost of performance, or just follow the system's power mode setting with explicit permission
  2. I can see the practicality here, but I'd prefer an equitable experience for all app users with zero prioritisation of any kind
  3. This is the responsibility of the system, not the app
  4. Also the system's responsibility
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Captain Aggravated
sh.itjust.works

Wait, what? Are they using your device's battery percentage to judge how desperate you are for a ride RIGHT NOW? Like, upcharge you if your phone is going to die?

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