> Of course some of these apps, like the ones that you NEED to use for certain parking meters, are especially evil because there is an any choice. If you need t

> Of course some of these apps, like the ones that you NEED to use for certain parking meters, are especially evil because there is an any choice. If you need that service, you’re giving up your privacy. It's amazing neither iOS nor Android has a location picker/Intent that can be launched by the OS to give an app a one time location. Like the ones that exist for contacts, picking photos or sharing links[1]. For parking meter apps i only want to give location access when i press the "find closest parking" button, never else. While we are on the topic, app store reviews should also be much stricter on enforcing usage of standard Intents. Many apps request full contact list, camera and full file system permission when they could use Intents for all their use cases. Maybe enforcing is a bit strict but apps not following the spirit of the OS architecture and requiring more permissions than needed should be ranked lower in app store rating and search results. [1] https://developer.android.com/guide/components/intents-common https://developer.android.com/guide/components/intents-commo...