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'"Walmartwifi" isn't compatible with iCloud Private Relay' | Store demands privacy sacrifice to use internet in their cavernous dead zone of a building in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Check this post out Buddah

Note the significant spittin’ of fax between the top and bottom rows of pixels

There were maybe one or two comments I think posted early on that made me think “wait, did I post this on CorporateJerk or HailSamWalton by mistake” 😀

Wal-Mart sux, public WiFi is not ideal, yeah duh now lemme poop on a particularly poor example of Fortune 50 behavior pls 😉

(Hmm by which I mean Fortune 1)

'"Walmartwifi" isn't compatible with iCloud Private Relay' | Store demands privacy sacrifice to use internet in their cavernous dead zone of a building in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Thanks :)

Not only is it baked into the cost of goods and offered as one of their services to attract customers (like “free” pick up), it reduces labor costs by showing customers which shelves to peruse to find their comic books and their chocolate milk. Their captive portal also serves as an ad for digital payment & their scan + mobile checkout offerings (coincidentally both enabled by Internet service like their Wi-Fi), which may increase retention and reduce labor costs respectively.

'"Walmartwifi" isn't compatible with iCloud Private Relay' | Store demands privacy sacrifice to use internet in their cavernous dead zone of a building in c/[email protected]
'"Walmartwifi" isn't compatible with iCloud Private Relay' | Store demands privacy sacrifice to use internet in their cavernous dead zone of a building in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 months ago (20 children)

privacy sacrifice to use internet in their cavernous dead zone of a building

It was a worthwhile sacrifice, but I’m definitely gonna name & shame! Wouldn’t touch WiFi if it weren’t a dead zone.

Also gave me a chance to complain about some of their other business practices. (Certainly wouldn’t have shopped there if I hadn’t been asked to this one time.)

I’ve never seen this message before so they seem an outlier even in the greedy corporate world. Enough complaints and every once in a while a business changes their practices. Why not whine a little? 🙂

'"Walmartwifi" isn't compatible with iCloud Private Relay' | Store demands privacy sacrifice to use internet in their cavernous dead zone of a building in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

How do ya compare incentives of Apple/Cloudflare & the big box store in terms of data privacy?

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'"Walmartwifi" isn't compatible with iCloud Private Relay' | Store demands privacy sacrifice to use internet in their cavernous dead zone of a building (lemmy.world)
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This is after forcing login to a store account:

At least they don’t hide in their ToS that:

“l agree to let Walmart monitor my use of Walmart WiFi, including to:

  • Determine my presence in Walmart stores
  • Associate information about me with my Walmart account
  • Improve products and services
  • Gather market insights about my in-store purchases and activities”

But that’s not enough, they need to monitor your internet activity further too.

For further reading, some greatest hits (the section headers on Wiki’s Criticism of Walmart):

  • Local communities
  • Allegations of predatory pricing and supplier issues
  • Labor relations
  • Poorly run and understaffed stores
  • No AEDs in stores (automated external defibrillators)
  • Imports and globalization
  • Product selection
  • Taxes
  • Animal welfare
  • Midtown Walmart
  • Opioids settlement
What's the best possible justification for vandalizing a library? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

What do you mean?? APSAB

What's the best possible justification for vandalizing a library? in c/[email protected]
What's the best possible justification for vandalizing a library? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I want to believe that if Netanyahu could send cotton candy to a neighboring country in order to drive the kids out, his heart and not any thought of PR would have him do so instead of murder.

What's the best possible justification for vandalizing a library? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Something something schizophrenia

What's the best possible justification for vandalizing a library? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Surely. Almost nobody likes dead kids.

What's the best possible justification for vandalizing a library? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Qenocide!!

It’s His next message!

What's the best possible justification for vandalizing a library? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Can rocks or doornails protest

If so that’s still a maybe

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