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Originally Posted by OhioBuckeye
Joe, I’m with Google but never got a message like this. (not yet anyhow) If I ever get a message like this I’ll drop Google faster than I read their warning. That’s BS & that’s being socialist! What server would you go to then?
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I get messages like that whenever I add a new app. Not always the same message, but similar. The message lets me know which types of access the app requires, in order for the app to work properly. And it lets me know which features it wants to use, that I can opt out on.
Sort of like - if you have a GPS app of ANY kind, you are giving it access to your location and identity, your camera, recorder, and the vehicle you are driving at any given moment. If it involves satellite communication, it will make use of ALL of that at some point or another. If you want GPS to work, you accept it. You can always de-activate those permissions when you're not using the GPS, and then reactivate them whenever you turn it on.
You can ALSO set your apps to not "run in the background" so they're only using those permissions ONLY when you're actively using the app. When you close the app, it ceases to continue communicating with your phone. This is also a great way to save battery power.