Boston PayTix

I downloaded this app to check it out as (a)I couldn’t fathom why anyone would want an app for this when it takes all of 30 seconds to do online (b) some of the city’s other apps are actually useful so I wanted to see how this one held up. The app is fairly functional, but take a gander at the “privacy” policy and you’ll notice why—Conduent Inc. is entitled to collect & use at its discretion any/all personal information (your name, email, address, etc.) entered into the app. The city gets a polished app and Conduent gets to vacuum up data to sell, a win-win for everyone but Boston residents. Sorry, no thanks—I’ll stick to paying online or by mail.