This is after forcing login to a store account:

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):

  • 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
  • tobogganablaze@lemmus.orgEnglish
    235·
    3 months ago

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

    • LifeOfChance@lemmy.worldEnglish
      352·
      3 months ago

      Large warehouse type buildings make getting a signal difficult ESPECIALLY in a walmart. I prefer using the app to find items I wouldn’t otherwise know where to look.

    • bl_r@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      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.

    • OutsizedWalrus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      I primarily use it to look up locations of grocery items.

      When I’m looking for a niche item, it’s so much faster to find it in the app than to wonder the store figuring out where it is