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Location tracking of phones is out of control. Here’s how to fight back. (arstechnica.com)
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[–] meneervana@lemm.ee -4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Most apps literally don't work right is you do not enable all location services

[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 15 points 1 month ago

11 out of 32 apps requesting location on my phone have the permission granted, because I actually need them to use location for one reason or another. the rest works perfectly fine with the permission disabled.