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This is why I always use a retail store's mobile website and never download their "app". The browser sandbox saves me from having to worry about these shenangians.

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I assume that at least one of the apps I have is probably sharing all my data right now. Be it the flashlight or the guitar tuner, or that menu planner thing.

I remember a time when app developers weren't the user's enemy, but that was a long time ago.

A&W is so disorganized that they have a mobile app for placing orders at nearby restaurants, but to get coupons, you go to a separate awcoupon.ca website. The coupons are quite worthwhile, often 30-40% off the sticker price for common meal deals, but it's baffling that it wouldn't be integrated into the main app.

...until they decide they'll make more money by forcing mobile users to use the app and start kneecapping the mobile web experience left and right. We need strict regulation for this or it'll never end.

How do the apple app clips work in this regard? Can they collect location info?

According to Apple’s support site[0] App Clips can request your location, and permission’s automatically revoked after 1 day, and only works while the apple clip is in use. So, better in theory.

[0] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212238

Because there is a setting for it, I assume that app clips can request location info. I have to assume, as there apparently is no app clip that has ever requested such. Come to think of it, I don't know that I've used an app clip.

But the setting is there.

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