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It doesn't have to be that way. In BlackBerry phones, the app access is very granular, e.g. I can choose to run Google Maps but deny the app's access to my location.


So you mean you don't use GPS in Google Maps on your phone?

Showing where you are in some city or other location is the best feature of it, what use does it even have without your location?

A flashlight app needing to read your contacts is obviously ridiculous, but a map needing your location is rather handy.


It's common to view maps of places in which the viewer is not currently located. In general, different people have different privacy preferences.




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