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submitted 1 year ago by Anticorp@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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It is endlessly frustrating that companies have universally decided that they won't let people say "no" to stuff, ever. There are no longer options to reject stupid-ass new "features", only postponement until next time you open the app/website/program. They'll continue pestering you for the rest of your life. I realize that my frustration may be a little over-zealous, but we deal with these interfaces dozens of times per day and this is user hostile behavior. There isn't really an option to just use another service or program, since the entire technology landscape has been commandeered by a few major corporations, and they all enact the same shitty things as a group.

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[–] russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.net 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hate this specifically for one of the corner stores at my house. When I use tap-to-pay (or I assume swiping a card), it gives me a "Would you like to register for our rewards program? Selecting no will not impact your ability to complete this purchase" prompt...

Except then I'm forced to actually physically click "No", which circumvents the whole point of not having to touch the POS terminal when using tap-to-pay...

[–] Resolved3874@lemdro.id 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tap to pay isn't there to stop you from interacting with the terminal though? I mean yeah it was handy during the pandemic to now have to touch things many other people touch but that wasn't the main idea behind tap to pay.

[–] russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep, my apologies I should've been a bit more clear - a lot of stores during the pandemic put up signs saying that they preferred for you to use tap-to-pay as a preventative / safety measure, and this store is one of them.

Of course, even during the peak point of the pandemic that prompt was still there, and is still there... and due to the medication that I'm on I am somewhat immunocompromised so I would prefer to not have to touch the screen since everyone who pays using anything that isn't cash has to also touch the display.

[–] Resolved3874@lemdro.id 2 points 1 year ago

Ah then yeah that kinda silly. They should at least have a cashier override for that prompt if they are going to brag about not having to touch it.