Lee Duna to [email protected]English • 5 months agoStarbucks accused of manipulating app payments for $900 million profitwww.androidauthority.commessage-square46arrow-up1170arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1170arrow-down1external-linkStarbucks accused of manipulating app payments for $900 million profitwww.androidauthority.comLee Duna to [email protected]English • 5 months agomessage-square46cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink21•5 months agoWhile the news is interesting, it is not about technology at all. Just because Starbucks has an app does not make this technology related news.
minus-squareBlake (he/him) linkfedilinkEnglish14•5 months agoThe source is Android Authority and it appears to be referencing dark patterns in mobile apps
minus-squaregarrettlinkfedilinkEnglish4•4 months agoIt’s about the intersection of their app, their rewards systems and the dark patterns in the whole system that lead to them accruing a lot of money that they don’t really deserve. That’s pretty much a tech story.
While the news is interesting, it is not about technology at all. Just because Starbucks has an app does not make this technology related news.
The source is Android Authority and it appears to be referencing dark patterns in mobile apps
It’s about the intersection of their app, their rewards systems and the dark patterns in the whole system that lead to them accruing a lot of money that they don’t really deserve. That’s pretty much a tech story.