Why do I have to let a bunch of apps access my info to enter a lottery?- Page 2

[theatregoer3]

Posted: 8/29/23 at 12:45pm

This may sound insane, but you should write to your local representatives about these practices. It's gross and data privacy is a hot topic these days. The more constituents speak up, the more our government will work to push back against policies that allow our data to be sold. 

For the record, I also think the practice of having to give our social media accounts over to these discount ticket sellers is ridiculous. I stopped doing it and found other ways to get cheap tickets. 

[JSquared2]

Posted: 8/29/23 at 1:11pm

theatregoer3 said: "This may sound insane, but you should write to your local representatives about these practices. It's gross and data privacy is a hot topic these days. The more constituents speak up, the more our government will work to push back against policies that allow our data to be sold.

For the record, I also think the practice of having to give our social media accounts over to these discount ticket sellers is ridiculous. I stopped doing it and found other ways to get cheap tickets."

 

If you think that marketing companies don't already have access to every single bit of information about you just from your cell phone use, internet use, FB or IG accounts, Netflix and Hulu accounts, etc. then you are being incredibly naive.  

[UsedToBeTheKing]

Posted: 8/30/23 at 1:58pm

The Broadway lotteries use social media authentication so they don't have to store and maintain user information (emails, usernames, passwords). It's easier and more secure for developers to use an integration with a social media site like Facebook/Linkedin/Twitter than to have to deal with properly sending/receiving/storing passwords. This comes with the added bonus of being able to push "Share your entry on Facebook/Twitter" incentives to users to serve as advertisement for the show, but the primary reason they use these social media sites is actually because they don't want to be responsible for your data (at least not your passwords). 

SocialToaster is just so janky looking. I really wouldn't trust it to do proper username/password authentication even if the option was there. Using an empty Facebook/Twitter would essentially give you two factor authentication, which would keep your payment info more secure. That's how I've always done it. You can tell LuckySeat is a lot more well maintained, and they offer username/password login, no social media required. (But LuckySeat seems to be connected to the whole Jujamcyn/SeatGeek universe, which has it's own ticketing flaws.) 

I did a few in person lotteries when I lived in New York City, and while they were fun experiences, I can't say I really "miss" the freezing temps or long waits before going home empty handed. The digital lotteries were a great way to see shows on the cheap. Plus, you can enter multiple in one day! Not sure how easy that would be in-person.