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Re:Apple, Google ban location tracking in apps using their c... by propogandist on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @09:17AM (#23079688)
How does this jive with Google, for instance, using Bluetooth scanning (enabled by default) for high location accuracy? This has been enabled for years and most people are simply aware of it being enabled (outside of HN).

Google has effectively been using Bluetooth scanning and contact tracing (of sorts) as part of their location tracking feature... Now they're turning around and saying they won't track location from Bluetooth scanning? Seems like a BS PR move.

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Re:Apple, Google ban location tracking in apps using their c... by javagram on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @09:32AM (#23079835)
Apple and google are working together on this. So it’s an agreement between them both to have a more privacy-centered protocol for this purpose.

Google lets you do a lot more privacy violation on Android, but Apple has been building their brand around privacy and wouldn’t participate in that.

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