But there's really good reason for this. On the app it can use NFC to read your passport data exactly. Until WebNFC supports reading passports, it is a much more efficient way.
It's not like they are getting some long term benefit of having the app on your phone. It's just because WebNFC can't read passports.
It's not like they are getting some long term benefit of having the app on your phone. It's just because WebNFC can't read passports.