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Re:Apple, Google ban location tracking in apps using their c... by droopyEyelids on Monday May 04, 2020 @09:55PM (#23075555)
Show me any institution that has maintained trustworthiness for all of history, and I'll consider trusting Apple/Google/our govt. with the ability to tell where every citizen is and who they associate with for the rest of the future.
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Re:Apple, Google ban location tracking in apps using their c... by selectodude on Monday May 04, 2020 @10:03PM (#23075596)
I'm just not sure why we're more trusting of our wireless service providers who have explicitly given personal location data away to not only the government, but also to advertisers, than we are of Apple who would love to sell us another $1200 phone.
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Re:Apple, Google ban location tracking in apps using their c... by dvtrn on Monday May 04, 2020 @10:15PM (#23075673)
Convenience.

Convenience always wins.

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Re:Apple, Google ban location tracking in apps using their c... by plerpin on Monday May 04, 2020 @11:55PM (#23076322)
Read the fine specification.
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Re:Apple, Google ban location tracking in apps using their c... by rconti on Monday May 04, 2020 @10:44PM (#23075851)
orrrrr don't install it at all, or delete the app when Covid-19 is no longer a threat like I plan to do.
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