Yes. Because BLE scanning can effectively be used to determine user location it is grouped into the location permission. In theory it would be slightly harder

Yes. Because BLE scanning can effectively be used to determine user location it is grouped into the location permission. In theory it would be slightly harder to determine the users location if only BLE scanning was granted but I'm sure the Alibaba would have no difficulty getting more or less the same amount of location info. Plus how do you express this to users? Do you call it "BLE Scanning" and try to explain that this reveals location information? Most users will miss that explanation. Or do you call both permissions "Location"? But now what is the incentive to request the lesser one. I actually think that Google made a reasonable call here. If they both grant access to more or less the same info it makes sense to be behind the same permission.