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Re:Airbnb wants to GPS track you also when not using the app by EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @04:05AM (#30344241)
On my Android 12 phone, there is a switch to turn off the Precise Location, but every single app refuses to run with it disabled. Canon PRINT app, for example (WTF!).
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Re:Airbnb wants to GPS track you also when not using the app by namibj on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @06:35AM (#30345217)
Bluetooth scanning is gated behind location permission(s). Though AFAIK communicating with an already-paired device and deferring to the OS for scanning/choosing a device to pair with doesn't require the location permission.
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Re:Airbnb wants to GPS track you also when not using the app by everdrive on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @07:53AM (#30345781)
Importantly as well, turning off precise location does not prevent that data from going to Google -- it merely prevents it from going to 3rd party applications.
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