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> The Tim Hortons app asked for permission to access the mobile device’s geolocation functions, but misled many users to believe information would only be acces
by DwnVoteHoneyPot 4y ago
> The Tim Hortons app asked for permission to access the mobile device’s geolocation functions, but misled many users to believe information would only be accessed when the app was in use. In reality, the app tracked users as long as the device was on, continually collecting their location data.
How does this work on an iPhone? If in Location Services and I have app set as "While Using the App", I'm assuming it's not possible for Tim Horton's app to collect data "as long as devices was on". Did it somehow bypass these settings?
- LeoPanthera 4y agoThat setting cannot be bypassed on iOS.
- barbazoo 4y agoCan it be bypassed on Android? Until now I assumed "While using the app" means exactly that.
- minsc_and_boo 4y agoNo, it can't. Google reviews every Android app that is requesting special permission for background location access. Tim Hortons was doing this back prior to 2020 when Google started requiring approval.
- brewdad 4y agoDoes allowing Background Refresh trick iOS into thinking the app is in use?
- ThePowerOfFuet 4y agoNo. "In use" means displayed as the frontmost app on iOS.
- gnabgib 4y agoAs others have noted the app works fine without location on. (Android also has "only when using App" settings) It does default full location access all the time which is where the problem starts. Sane defaults required.