So yesterday, MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe found himself in trouble. Because during a presentation, Lowe let slip his company can watch his consumers drive home from a movie. This also includes any and all five million of them. Is Movie Pass playing big brother?
So you can bet Lowe was quick to explain what he really meant. First of all, they mail you the card for MoviePass membership. That means they already have your address as well as some other information. Then he explains your smartphone GPS is tracking you. He also said their payment system hooks up your credit card to your phone. Furthermore, Lowe assured customers they don’t share or sell your data.
However, that’s about all Lowe is saying about the matter. A couple of things startled a lot of Movie Pass customers. One was demographics. Lowe also stated they know the age of your kids and your income. This caused controversy as well. It’s probably the patent itself. In fact, they sued a rival company for patent violation, claiming they copied Movie Pass. However, it seems they may be getting the message. On Apple devices, they already removed the ‘unused app location capability” from their apps.
Is Movie Pass playing big brother? Let’s not blame Movie Pass. Let’s face it, they’re doing what most IT support companies and apps out there. I heard many people come through our Boston computer service shop complain about their apps following them. This isn’t paranoia. This is the honest truth. Movie Pass just got caught admitting it. And now they got to do something about it. These are just the things we know about. But think about the things we don’t know about. I’m glad we’re talking about Movie Pass, but you know they’re not the only ones doing it. What other apps could be following us and how?