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[-] [email protected] 52 points 2 months ago

The hp printer app says it needs your location to connect to WiFi. It says it needs your location all the time when not using the app, again to connect to WiFi

[-] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago

I think that's to do with how permissions work.

Having wi-fi access can technically tell the app where you're located so you need to give it location access

Which is stupid because it then also gets GPS access.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

Can confirm.

Now, I just need to know why my calculator needs access to my contacts.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

That's because it gets lonely and needs someone to text.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

It's because one is the loneliest number.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

You just reminded me of one particular calculator app which put "+" button behind a paywall

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

That's one of the features Google should have stolen from Cyanogen/LineageOS long ago which had permissions differentiated between precise location and approximate

this post was submitted on 21 Mar 2025
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