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Incentive: their hourly wages. Routes are selected to minimize extra time on commute. Up to 10 packages per person. Will get a navigational app.

Source:https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/01/walmart-begins-testing-usi...

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So not only do I work for you, but you want me to install your custom app on my personal device, too? I can't imagine there are any privacy backdoors here at all. Definitely not when I'm required to give it location permissions for it to function. /s

I see you don't work at Walmart. People there have more burning matters, like how to put food on the table.

And you can block location requests(and the like) for the app, after work, Either with Android 6-7 or Lineage's privacy guard.

"And you can block location requests(and the like) for the app, after work, Either with Android 6-7 or Lineage's privacy guard."

I see that you also do not work at walmart.

I'm sure technological side steps will result in termination one or another way.

Or just turn off the GPS.

Disclosure: I work at Walmart Tech at the David Glass Building.

I can say with absolute assurance that it does not.

If the incentive doesn't include a mileage reimbursement, then I'd say it's not a great deal unless their routing is extremely intelligent.

I mean, if you're paying me to drive home and drop off a package at my neighbor's house, that's fine. But 10 packages are going to take quite a bit of driving around to deliver, and so you better be paying for time and equipment cost.

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