Data for Dollars: Apps that Pay
In the last two years, there's been a handful of apps that I've picked up on my phone that contribute to a trickling of money or gift cards back to me. I wouldn't call it free money but it is easy'ish money. Some require a bit of extra work (answering short surveys of 8-10 questions, taking a photo of receipts, choosing between different options); but others just require you to set it up and then run a bit on their own. As I hint in the title and in the previous paragraph; there is an exchange going on here. I'm exchanging various personal data (purchases, preferences, and health data) over to these companies. Of course, we all know that we're all doing that in myriad ways already. In these cases, I'm at least getting something more substantial in return. But I would definitely emphasize that if you're uncomfortable with such data exchanges, some of these will not be of interest. But since we're approaching the time of year when sp...