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by TheFattestNinja 1895 days ago
They'd just force you to buy one (if evil) / issue a cheap one from company (if friendly).

Up to a couple of years ago I didn't have a (modern) smartphone, I had a Symbian Samsung and a LG Cookie. Had to upgrade because the canteen payment scrapped their "prepay credit" payment mechanism based on ID and would just take a live-generated-in-browser QR code instead. There was basically no cost to still support the old system but people like me are so few that it doesn't matter.

See also: covid contact tracing apps.
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Vespasian 1895 days ago
If the employer provides a work phone for that purpose which may be turned off unless the employee is working, I have less of a problem with it.

It's the offloading of cost and the (potential) encroachment into the employees private life that seems most problematic.

Aside from this it's the usual paranoia that some employers always had more then enough of. The company may or may not benefit from this kind of tracking and ultimately only legislative action / worker representation (unions) can limit the extent.

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michaelcampbell 1895 days ago
> issue a cheap one from company (if friendly).

That'd be ideal. Use it at work, and leave it in the desk drawer overnight.

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