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I ranted about this last weekend. No app, positively no app, gets "always" access to my location info. I don't care what their "privacy policy" says. I'm annoy
by forrestthewoods 10y ago
I ranted about this last weekend. No app, positively no app, gets "always" access to my location info. I don't care what their "privacy policy" says.
I'm annoyed Apple even allows this. It shouldn't even be an option.
Clearly iOS needs more fine tuned permissions. I can share my location with a friend for an hour. I'd Uber wants 5 minutes worth then they should be granted 5 minutes worth. Not infinite and unlimited.
Uber used to work just fine with "while running" permission. They're removal of that is extremely user hostile. I deleted the app and will use Lyft instead. I suggest everyone do the same.
Waze also made a similar change. Waze also got deleted. We must not accept this behavior.
- redditmigrant 10y agoOne thing iOS shouldn't allow is for apps to pick this all or nothing user setting. Apps should be forced to deal with user changing the location setting from always to only while using. If its an option in the OS , app developers, especially big ones like Uber will build for that experience.
- therec 10y agoAgreed! You should be able to give access to GPS only when running the app, I really do not like the All or Nothing policy. After all, there is no reasonable reason to justify the use of any phone resources when not using the app. In my phone Waze keeps using the GPS even if I kill the app and even after a fresh restart! I obviously deleted Waze now, but not without regret. :-(
- free2rhyme214 10y agoAgreed. I deleted Waze yesterday and set Uber to "Never" until they fix this.