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Putting my tinfoil hat on, this explains why Google was okay adding a toggle to location access for apps on Android. They don't need your device to send them th

Putting my tinfoil hat on, this explains why Google was okay adding a toggle to location access for apps on Android. They don't need your device to send them their location anymore, they'd only need you to be in range of an UWB or BLE device.

jiberius 3y ago
iOS-style runtime permissions (for things like location access) were introduced in Android 6.0, which was released back in 2015. That's quite the long play.
kelnos 3y ago
I'm all for assuming bad intent when it comes to Google and, but this doesn't really make sense. Google owns the OS; if they want your location, they don't need to care about per-app location permissions.
- fsflover 3y ago
  > Google owns the OS Unless you install something else.
  - DaSHacka 3y ago
    At which point how does what GP said matter? If you install something else, it doesn't matter what toggles exist in stock android....
    - fsflover 3y ago
      Did I misunderstood that the Bluetooth device could exchange some data on its own when the phone is off?
- Aerbil313 3y ago
  > Google owns the OS Google is still beholden to consumer privacy laws. I’m sure if you turn off location data in your Google account they won’t track you. The guys in the Room 641A will.
  - jasonfarnon 3y ago
    "Google has agreed to pay nearly $392 million in a settlement with 40 states over allegations that the company tracked people through their devices after location tracking had been turned off, a coalition of state prosecutors announced on Monday."
  - hulitu 3y ago
    > Google is still beholden to consumer privacy laws. To ignore them or what ? None of the FAANG respect the privacy laws (GDPR for example). They just pay lobby money and insignificant fines from time to time and no government cares about it.