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Re:iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location d... by _bxg1 on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @12:31AM (#22042127)
Google Services commonly exempt themselves from those kinds of "privacy protections". Google's happy protecting your privacy from other companies, just as long as they continue to get special access.
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Re:iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location d... by alex_young on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @12:43AM (#22042185)
I got one of those today for Waze. I set it to only collect when it's in use.
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Re:iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location d... by _bxg1 on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @10:11AM (#22045390)
I'm not talking about Google's apps, I'm talking about Google Services. This is the system library that sits just above Android itself and is used as a dependency by most third-party Android apps these days. An app asks for your location? They aren't asking Android for it, they're asking Google for it. See more details here: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/07/googles-iron-grip-on...
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