>They are not properly named or explained. And no, this shouldn't be on some obscure website. Or worse, the developer might argue that he needs location via GP

>They are not properly named or explained. And no, this shouldn't be on some obscure website. Or worse, the developer might argue that he needs location via GPS for things like regional settings and time sentitive settings, but will also use them to sample your location to a T everytime you move to sell for advertisers. The permission system doesn't show me the difference. There was a report on those free flashlight apps on android. Turns out they were sampling your position thousands of times a day and selling it to advertisers. Not only is that horrific from a privacy perspective, but imagine how much that affects battery life. This is done completely behind the scenes. There's no iOS-like "Do you want this app to use your location." Its just does it - usually as a service in the background. I have no idea what google is thinking nowadays. Android is pretty much a hand out to the advertising industry. I think this N5 is my last android phone. iOS is the only thing that remotely seems to respect my privacy. Perhaps Windows Phone is good enough now too. >It's obvious that both of these thing are deliberate, it's obvious that this is an issue, and no one cares. The typical FOSS coterie always reminding us that Apple and MS are the devil has performed a disservice here. Android seems to be the most hazardous OS out there and its owner is very much wed to the advertising industry and has major disincentives to take these complaints seriously.