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Re:iOS 11 Location Privacy: "Only While Using" is now always... by NiveaGeForce on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @12:10PM (#14507536)
> I really like Apples pro-privacy stance, in contrary to Google & Microsoft.

Location privacy controls and more have been in Windows since Windows Phone 7 and Windows 8.

https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-location-and-...

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/13225-turn-off-location-...

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Re:iOS 11 Location Privacy: "Only While Using" is now always... by yellow_postit on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @01:09PM (#14508034)
It is not just about the controls existing but also what the default settings are.
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Re:iOS 11 Location Privacy: "Only While Using" is now always... by DavideNL on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @01:07PM (#14508025)
That might be true, however... https://privacytoolsio.github.io/privacytools.io/#win10
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