Not too tough. I guess "in front of cinema" in both occasions.
MoviePass CEO says the app tracks your location before and after movies
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I will never understand why people leave Location Services on all the time. I don't even install apps that request location when it isn't necessary for my needs (active geolocation, like mapping if I'm lost, hikes, and such). For Moviepass, and for the rare cases where I am lost or really need active directions, I turn Location services on. Then, it gets immediately shut off. (Similarly, I keep Bluetooth and NFC off…
I too choose privacy and battery life over the convenience of leaving location on all the time.
With a motion coprocessors (Apple's M7-11) there is not that much battery drain.
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#173I'm really over trying to fight companies on this on an app-by-app basis. If we want this to stop, it has to be through legislation. Either we allow companies to do it and stop acting shocked when it happens, or we legislate the possibility away.
Or hit them where it hurts.
Why don't you do what I did and put your money where your mouth is. Go back to using an old style text message only mobile like a nokia (other brands are available). It is such a joy to have a simple communications device. Do it!
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Which isn't profitable. If you want MoviePass to exist, they need another source of revenue...
That's the struggle. Virtually unlimited movie tickets each month for the price of one movie ticket a month sounds too good to be true because it is. There's no way for this to work without some other source of revenue. If you would like the option to pay more and NOT be tracked, we just call that buying movie tickets and you've been able to do it all along.
Yes but is the issue here not that they were not told that they were being spied on?
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#175The quantities of money are so low, and the deal I'm getting back is so good I barely care. Then again, I was paying 30/month for moviepass when it just came out years ago. The sad part is that AMC doesn't have an unlimited plan. Growing up in France I had the UGC illimite pass[1]. Moving to the US killed my movie-going habits from twice a week to maybe once every other month. Then of course moviepass came along and…
I go maybe once every two years. Afterwards I feel empty asking myself "Was this really worth 12 euro?". Then I don't go for another two years until I forget the feeling. It was always like this even when I was a kid. I preffered Lego and books (and computer when that got available). Movies were always a letdown.
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I received a MoviePass as a Christmas give. I've learned a few things. 1. I hadn't been to my local theaters in a long time. 2. I was surprised just how convenient it had become now that nobody else is visiting. 3. I am thoroughly enjoying this movie subscription service model combined with the lack of crowds at theaters.
"lack of crowds at theaters" > I am also not a crowd lover, i too love it when visiting not so popular theaters where i could stretch myself in between the movie, but sad thing is it won't last long isn't it.. either the theatre closes down or the maintenance goes really low it starts to stink..
That is strange to me. For me there is no other feeling like enjoying a movie with hundreds of strangers. Everyone laughing at the same time, people choking back tears, the "class clown" that hoots and hollers at the appropriate time. When the local theater started serving dinner and beer my friends and I became regulars again. Maybe it's just a nostalgic Oregon Trail Generation thing?
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If only it were that harmless. No, the reason for accessing your Photos is to get the location and timestamp off of every one and build a nice little trail of where you are and where you go.
To what end? This kind of hyperbole just desensitizes me to concerns about data collection.
That doesn't seem too far fetched to me. Knowing where you go gives a lot of information about you, who you are, what you're interested in etc... That sounds valuable for targeted advertising.
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Unless I'm mistaken they don't have access to your location while running in the background. Running != access to location.
GPS mapping apps can enter into an “active backgrounder” mode, where the app is active in the background. It is one of the few app categories that can do that; the other is VOIP.
But doesn't the status bar remain green while an app is doing that?
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#179In the UK we have a chain of cinemas called Cineworld, they have a card that allows you to go to any movie, any time, for a 12 month sub of £17.90 a month. I'm practically always at the movies with this card. Between this, netflix and my parents sky account, it's rare that i'll miss a movie for the year.
I'm surprised the USA movie chains haven't aped this (or even that Cineworld wasn't aping the USA chains).
Re: MoviePass CEO says the app tracks your location before and after movies
#180In the UK we have a chain of cinemas called Cineworld, they have a card that allows you to go to any movie, any time, for a 12 month sub of £17.90 a month. I'm practically always at the movies with this card. Between this, netflix and my parents sky account, it's rare that i'll miss a movie for the year. I'm surprised the USA movie chains haven't aped this (or even that Cineworld wasn't aping the USA chains).
Another happy Unlimited subscriber here. Odeon also started a similar one called limitless