Do you turn off "location access" in all the apps that don't need it?
Do you turn off "location access" in all the apps that don't need it? Why do so very many apps require location access anyway?
For example, *why* does ES File Explorer need location access?
I'm shocked at how many apps "require" location access.
For example, why does the basic *clock* need location access?
A couple of days ago, when I factory reset Android 4.3 and re-installed all my apps, one by one, from APKs, I decided to turn off location access for all but the map apps.
It amazes me how many apps "require" location access.
I don't see why a WiFi Analyzer needs location access, do you?
Why does the T-Mobile carrier-iq "System Manager Application" need it?
Or the Contacts app, for heaven's sake?
The list goes on and on and on. My "experiment" is to see if anything bad happens. So far, after two days, nothing bad has happened yet.
So my question is only: Do you turn off "location access" in all the apps that don't need it? Why do so very many apps require location access anyway?
read more and respond »Posted 5 years ago by Horace Algiers in Wireless Networking
