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Re:Man Uses 99 Phones and a Handcart to Create “Virtual Traf... by irrational on Sunday October 09, 2022 @03:57PM (#33144639)
What about iPhone?
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Re:Man Uses 99 Phones and a Handcart to Create “Virtual Traf... by hey2022 on Monday October 10, 2022 @12:01AM (#33147648)
On iPhone you can choose when individual apps access your location ("never, only once, only while using the app, always" - typing from memory)
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Re:Man Uses 99 Phones and a Handcart to Create “Virtual Traf... by prirai on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @01:21AM (#33159772)
Android offers the same thing. The point here is about the google pay services which is a highly priviledged service inside any android and so will be apple inside any iphone.
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Re:Man Uses 99 Phones and a Handcart to Create “Virtual Traf... by hey2022 on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @01:42AM (#33159874)
I don't think that's the point. Apple Maps app has the same location settings as any other map app on iPhone. I have it set to "While Using the App".

If you are suggesting that Apple tracks user location at all times regardless of this setting, then that's a different topic that has no substance in this therad.

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