'"Walmartwifi" isn't compatible with iCloud Private Relay' | Store demands privacy sacrifice to use internet in their cavernous dead zone of a building

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'"Walmartwifi" isn't compatible with iCloud Private Relay' | Store demands privacy sacrifice to use internet in their cavernous dead zone of a building - Lemmy.World

This is after forcing login to a store account: [https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/8620320c-f420-41ef-a9e3-a2e92aadd3fc.jpeg] At least they don’t hide in their ToS that: “l agree to let Walmart monitor my use of Walmart WiFi, including to: * Determine my presence in Walmart stores * Associate information about me with my Walmart account * Improve products and services * Gather market insights about my in-store purchases and activities” But that’s not enough, they need to monitor your internet activity further too. — For further reading, some greatest hits (the section headers on Wiki’s Criticism of Walmart [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Walmart]): * Local communities * Allegations of predatory pricing and supplier issues * Labor relations * Poorly run and understaffed stores * No AEDs in stores (automated external defibrillators) * Imports and globalization * Product selection * Taxes * Animal welfare * Midtown Walmart * Opioids settlement

I don’t understand why you would need wifi in a supermarket. What are you doing while shopping that mobile data can’t handle?

I use it to pull up a recipe that I’m cooking, If I need to double check a detail. Usually, I have everything on a physical list for practicality.

The issue is large warehouses, like Walmart or Costco or whatever often have bad cell reception, so you might need wifi to reach the internet.