iOS 13 now shows you a map of where apps have been tracking you
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#2Fantastic. It is the asymmetry in information collection that is so frustrating as a consumer. In an ideal marketplace, information flows freely, and informed choices make the market move towards efficient transactions. When no consumers know what information is being collected or how it’s used, and it’s value is obfuscated, then deep rifts in expectations can emerge.
We need more of this sunlight in order to make good decisions about how we generate and share information about our lives.
Re: iOS 13 now shows you a map of where apps have been tracking you
#3Good gravy this would be an abysmal report on Android. In my experience many of the free utility apps and games I downloaded required location tracking for no good reason. I’m on iOS for that (and other) reasons.
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#4They don't have options like "Never allow" or "Provide fake location". Why is that so?
Re: iOS 13 now shows you a map of where apps have been tracking you
#5Good gravy this would be an abysmal report on Android. In my experience many of the free utility apps and games I downloaded required location tracking for no good reason. I’m on iOS for that (and other) reasons.
Android has a list of apps that requested permission for location.
Re: iOS 13 now shows you a map of where apps have been tracking you
#6Good gravy this would be an abysmal report on Android. In my experience many of the free utility apps and games I downloaded required location tracking for no good reason. I’m on iOS for that (and other) reasons.
What kind of utility apps?
The ones i am aware are all useless (battery saver, space cleaner etc), and at some point one or two was requesting screenshot access (forgot the name) under the false pretense of "accesibility".
Re: iOS 13 now shows you a map of where apps have been tracking you
#7They don't have options like "Never allow" or "Provide fake location". Why is that so?
You can choose to "never allow" when it originally asks for location and in settings, but it's not one of the options you can choose on the "one day after 'always' tracking was enabled" popup.
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#8They don't have options like "Never allow" or "Provide fake location". Why is that so?
"Never allow" already exists. The user can deny location access when it is first requested, or can disable location access through Settings.
"Provide fake location" is not necessary, because apps which fail to work when you deny location access are rejected during App Store review.
Re: iOS 13 now shows you a map of where apps have been tracking you
#9Good gravy this would be an abysmal report on Android. In my experience many of the free utility apps and games I downloaded required location tracking for no good reason. I’m on iOS for that (and other) reasons.
What are the other reasons?
Re: iOS 13 now shows you a map of where apps have been tracking you
#10They don't have options like "Never allow" or "Provide fake location". Why is that so?
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