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also, the uber app tracks your location while you're not using the app (they say they only do so for ~5 minutes after your drop off, but you have to trust them)
by philsnow 9y ago
also, the uber app tracks your location while you're not using the app (they say they only do so for ~5 minutes after your drop off, but you have to trust them).
whereas you can deny the m.uber.com browser tab the ability to get your location from the browser (caveat: [0]), and you can close the tab when you're in the car.
[0] companies can still get rough location information from your mobile IP address [1], because of course that's a revenue stream for all the big mobile carriers.
[1] https://www.xda-developers.com/services-grab-location-info-data-privacy/ https://www.xda-developers.com/services-grab-location-info-d...
- woolvalley 9y agoYou know that isnt true anymore with the 5m location thing
- linkregister 9y agoOn iOS this has been changed to “when the app is open” for months.
- philsnow 9y agoIf they were to change it back, would you have to re-authorize that permission? I really don't know.