iOS 11 Location Privacy: "Only While Using" is now always an option for users

Re:iOS 11 Location Privacy: "Only While Using" is now always... by c517402 on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @05:20AM (#14504764)

Exactly my question. Buried deep in location services is a frequently visited locations that apps have access to even if they only have access "only while using."

http://www.iphonehacks.com/2016/10/how-to-turn-off-hidden-fe...

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Re:iOS 11 Location Privacy: "Only While Using" is now always... by Sephiroth87 on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @05:29AM (#14504802)

I'm pretty sure 3rd party apps don't have access to that data anyway...

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Re:iOS 11 Location Privacy: "Only While Using" is now always... by jclardy on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @08:01AM (#14505519)

Yes that exists, but you are wrong about the permission requirement. CLVisit is meant to be a lower power alternative to always tracking, but still requires the same “always” permission: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/corelocation/getti...

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Re:iOS 11 Location Privacy: "Only While Using" is now always... by rimliu on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @05:49AM (#14504869)

iOS has access to these, third party apps do not.

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Re:iOS 11 Location Privacy: "Only While Using" is now always... by dvcrn on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @05:28AM (#14504793)

I didn't know of that, thanks a lot for sharing!. Reminds me of the Google Location history on Android devices that shows you scaringly accurate where you went during your day.

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