Comment by immibis
2 years ago
Maybe you are using a fully open phone, but mine has an OS made by Google and almost every app tracks my location without my consent.
2 years ago
Maybe you are using a fully open phone, but mine has an OS made by Google and almost every app tracks my location without my consent.
For the past 9 years, Android has allowed users to disable location permission per app. More recently, you can choose to share "noisy" location, which just provides an approximation of your location.
Google will never stop spying themselves but will give you the ability to stop their competitors from spying on you. Heh..
I'm an app dev. How exactly would I track your location without your consent?
For example, based on my IP address, nearby wifi networks, and camera footage.
> IP address
Great. So an app can plug my IP address into a geolocation query, and might ultimately determine that I'm somewhere in $city. Or maybe the next city over. Or maybe half a continent away.
But sure, this "works" without consent, since there is no extra step to enable networking for an app.
> nearby wifi networks
This doesn't work without consent.
> camera footage
This doesn't work without consent.
Web apps also get your IP. Why aren't you using a VPN if you care about that?
Web apps can also get the rest if you click accept when it asks for camera access. What exactly do you lose by installing an app?