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Uber, Apple Maps and location tracking: what’s really going on?

January 4, 2017

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When it comes to privacy, folks have learned to watch Uber like a hawk. This turns out to be useful even when Uber (apparently) turns out to be innocent. Case in point: the way Uber’s iOS app (3.222.4 and higher) now requests permission to track your location… “Always”.

“Previously, Uber only collected location information while a user had the app open,” TechCrunch reported late in November. “Now, Uber asks users to always share their location with the ride-hailing company.”

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