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Re:Germany flips to Apple-Google approach on smartphone cont... by grey-area on Monday April 27, 2020 @01:51AM (#22993227)
Probably because bluetooth alone could give away your location with beacons.
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Re:Germany flips to Apple-Google approach on smartphone cont... by andybak on Monday April 27, 2020 @04:42AM (#22994056)
Could you not have a separate permission based on bluetooth profile? Not all bluetooth devices are location privacy threats to the same degree.
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