The only one I found so far demands location permission, according to F-Droid. Why…

  • Robin@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The location permission is because in dense cities there are enough unique, stationary bluetooth endpoint that you can guesstimate a location.

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      1 year ago

      And sometimes actual BT beacons made specifically for that reason. It’s one of the ways shopping centres and their apps keep track what shops people visit.