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Not only do I like having the ability to limit GPS per app, but I can also disable background data and enforce 'energy saver mode' (aka make background tasks in
by jadbox 7y ago
Not only do I like having the ability to limit GPS per app, but I can also disable background data and enforce 'energy saver mode' (aka make background tasks infrequent) on an individual app basis.
- chewz 7y agoWe can also easily mock GPS on Android and there are apps for that.
- nomel 7y agoGreat, you've covered 0.1% of the Android user base.
- jayd16 7y agoAre we talking about things we like, use and do, or are we in a pissing contest about who's team is winning?
- lorenzhs 7y agoWe're talking about privacy protections for all users, not just HN users. The change in iOS 13 doesn't allow you to do anything that wasn't possible before, the settings have existed for years. It "just" periodically asks if you really want to let that app access your location in the background all the time, showing you a map where it did so in the last few days. And according to the article, people are saying "no" a lot. Users will disallow tracking if prompted. The average user won't go out of their way to spoof location data, though.
- heavyset_go 7y agoApps can detect this, and some apps will ban you if you mock your location.
- abeyer 7y agoWait, they'll ban me from their privacy-invading malvertising? Where do I sign up?
- judge2020 7y agohttps://www.pokemongo.com/ https://www.pokemongo.com/
- Snetry 7y agothat's a special case in my opinion since the gameplay revolved around your location
- heavyset_go 7y agoSome location-based dating apps will do this.
- ericlewis 7y agoyay "solutions"
- muppetman 7y agoExcept you can't for Google Play Services, the key "app" that every other app needs for all the Google APIs. So sure, individual apps can't get your local, but Google still can almost always.