My friend told me to always read the terms before clicking 'agree' on apps, and I just found out my grocery app sold my purchase history to a data broker.

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amy_craig283mo agoMost Upvoted

Yeah, that's the standard move. They all do it, the grocery ones are especially bad for it. My local chain's app straight up says they share "aggregated shopping data" in the privacy policy, which is just a fancy way of saying they sell your receipt. You never really agree to anything, you just click so you can get the digital coupons.

jadej503mo ago

Ugh, it's the same with everything now. My weather app wanted my location data "to personalize forecasts" and I'm like, for what, so you can sell my commute pattern? It's all just data farming, they wrap it in nice words so you feel okay clicking yes.

hannah3202mo agoMost Upvoted

That "fancy way of saying they sell your receipt" line is a bit harsh. Those aggregated data deals are how stores figure out what to stock. If everyone's buying oat milk, they'll order more. That data helps keep prices competitive too. It's not some creepy dossier, it's just shopping trends. The coupons you get are a direct trade for that info.

ray_williams3mo ago

Fancy way of saying they sell your receipt" is so true, but what can we even do about it?