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New App Lets You Boycott Koch Brothers, Monsanto And More

117 点作者 duggieawesome大约 12 年前

14 条评论

kevinpet大约 12 年前
So you're telling me you get my email, my political inclinations, and my offline purchasing habits.<p>T&#38;C includes the "no class action" and binding arbitration clauses. Privacy policy doesn't actually mention anything about campaigns I use or products I scan, which makes my suspicious mind ... umm... suspicious. At least it omits the "or as otherwise allowed by law" blanket "we do whatever we want" clause.<p>They do say they won't sell or rent personally identifiable information. I'm not sure if they could weasel out of it by using some sort tracking cookie, but it looks like they seem to be limiting themselves to selling aggregate data.<p>I'm not a lawyer, of course, but I don't think I really said anything anyone else can't read for themselves.
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benjohnson大约 12 年前
As a someone who supports the right to life, you'd think I'd be interested in this app, but on reflection, I not interested.<p>Turning everything in ones life in to a form of politics would be way too draining I'd think and ultimately not a productive as one would like.<p>I'd rather spend ten minutes a day helping on a suicide prevention hotline, or donating resources to newly expectant mothers, than try to ferret out every last connection to abortion clinics by furtively scanning bar-codes every time I went shopping.
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kevinthew大约 12 年前
So what exactly makes the Koch Brothers and Monsanto worse than Facebook (also a horrible political lobbying monster corporation)? Because they're not tech companies who your friends work at?
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svmegatron大约 12 年前
Awesome! I've been working on something similar:<p><a href="http://www.collectiveoffset.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.collectiveoffset.com/</a><p>I think this is an interesting concept and it will be cool to see how this space evolves!
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femto大约 12 年前
An alternative is to specify generic items (eg. breakfast cereal) and let the program construct a shopping list that most closely fits your criteria (eg. brand XYZ fruity munchies). For each item, maybe offer a pop-up that lists alternatives in descending order, so you are not happy with a suggestion you can easily scan for and select a "next best"? You can then use your shopping list in the normal way.<p>Maybe it could also offer the option to place the order for you, so it becomes an "ethical online shopping" site? Like any other shopping site, your list could be saved and reused/tailored next time. If the status of any item changes, a suggestion to change brands could automatically be made next time the list is used. Funding could be by negotiating a cut of each purchase with the vendor?
jack-r-abbit大约 12 年前
Honestly, this sounds like just too much trouble and I guess I just don't really care enough. If I refused to buy anything that was made or sold by anyone that had ever done harm to anyone, I'd probably starve to death... homeless &#38; naked. I've spent the last 2 years reading the label of every food item I buy my son because he's allergic to eggs and soy (and we avoid nuts because we're too afraid we'll kill him with one) so I can tell you a little something about how much of a pain it is to scrutinize every single item you purchase. It is not as easy as it sounds. And even if there is an app for that... it will still suck. Personally... I don't think this is worth it. To each their own.
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a3n大约 12 年前
Note: you don't have to do this in the store. You can buy your stuff as usual, scan it at home where you may have better connectivity, and then revise your shopping list for next time.<p>If you get a hit on Choco-bits at home, then you know that you also won't be buying Fruti-bits, as they're both made by Sulfur Industries. I don't think you need to go slowly down the aisle scanning everything with a bad connection.
protomyth大约 12 年前
So, the evolution of this is some app running in your glasses that rates everyone you meet on some criteria based on what your preferred media source(1) (e.g. MSNBC, Fox News) says about the companies they buy from and the artists/writers/politicians they like.<p>1) note, facts require research not punditry
jbigelow76大约 12 年前
The Revolution will be an In App Purchase.
tmrggns大约 12 年前
As I go through a store using this app, a storekeeper stops me, concerned that I'm just using his store for "showcasing". Luckily I'm able to explain to him how the app is helping me not buy many of his products. Once he learns this, he is much relieved and lets me go on my way.
harryf大约 12 年前
The iOS app appears nicely designed but the server side is struggling. Couldn't create an account, app website is very slow <a href="http://buycott.com" rel="nofollow">http://buycott.com</a><p>Looks like Ivan could use some help
danilevy大约 12 年前
That's seriously genius. I can't believe how creative people are honestly. Can't wait to use this app.
vijayr大约 12 年前
wow, this is very interesting. It would be awesome if they can give away the data that powers the app. Others can build their own apps
quattrofan大约 12 年前
Nice, now we just need one to avoid products made in Israel.