• PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      That’s largely because the companies want to grab all of your telemetry data, which they can’t do in a browser. Putting it in an app allows them to gather whatever info they want, instead of being siloed inside of a browser.

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        23 hours ago

        Also because most phones have operational system’s that are more secure than Windows, so a app is a easy way to block everybody that don’t fit a profile of optimal users and avoid problems/hacking.

        Companies dream of a closed internet accessible only from a controllable environment.