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Walmart Giving Free Samsung Phones With Scheduling App to 740,000 Staff

Walmart is giving 740,000 store employees a new, free Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro smartphone with case and protection plan, plus an app designed to help them manage daily schedules, said the retailer Thursday. Employees will be able only to access…

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the app’s work features while they’re on the clock, but they can use the phone as their own personal device if they choose “with all the features and privacy they’re used to,” it said. Walmart won't have access to employees' personal data, it said. Employees previously shared Walmart-owned handheld devices on the job.