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Re:Uber employees used the platform to stalk celebrities and... by madeofpalk on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @07:03AM (#13166175)
When they migrated to this style of permission it seemed like a bit of a missed opportunity to give the user the option of choosing "no, only when the app is open"
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Re:Uber employees used the platform to stalk celebrities and... by willstrafach on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @04:26PM (#13171217)
Uber removed the "only when open" ability unfortunately, so that would not be relevant here.
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Re:Uber employees used the platform to stalk celebrities and... by madeofpalk on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @04:59PM (#13171507)
No, I mean Apple shouldnt have given app developers the option to not allow "only when open". So app developers request the highest amount of permission, and either that (or less) would be granted:

    Uber would like to access your location at all times

              [Yes, allow in the background]
                   [Yes, only when open]

                  [No, deny all together]
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