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> What type of "basic necessities" are you getting from apps on your phone that have location access? I already mentioned one: parking apps granted a monopoly
by teeray 2y ago
> What type of "basic necessities" are you getting from apps on your phone that have location access?
I already mentioned one: parking apps granted a monopoly over a region by a municipality. Before you ask, no, there are often no meters to feed cash or a card to anymore (the apps don’t want those cutting into their fees). Your options are to accept the T&C in the app so you can go buy groceries or get parking tickets, and eventually a boot or tow.
- gruez 2y agoAnd those apps require location access? As per app store guidelines, they're supposed to provide fallback if you deny location permissions. Not to mention both iOS and Android have cracked down on background location permissions years ago, so at best those parking apps is getting a list of places you parked at, not minute by minute location updates. Tracking you by where you swiped your credit card is probably more reliable than this.
- prmoustache 2y ago- just use a different mode of transport. - elect beeter officials