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Re:MoviePass CEO says the app tracks your location before an... by ChadMoran on Monday March 05, 2018 @06:22PM (#16525498)
Unless I'm mistaken they don't have access to your location while running in the background. Running != access to location.
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Re:MoviePass CEO says the app tracks your location before an... by dannyw on Monday March 05, 2018 @08:43PM (#16526243)
GPS mapping apps can enter into an “active backgrounder” mode, where the app is active in the background.

It is one of the few app categories that can do that; the other is VOIP.

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Re:MoviePass CEO says the app tracks your location before an... by ikurei on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @04:57AM (#16527908)
But doesn't the status bar remain green while an app is doing that?
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