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If they were interested in my location they could request location data. What are the odds they are doing this to directly market products to people based on health data?

Inb4 “They already do that based on what you regularly purchase”

Of course, yes they do. This appears to be one more layer on top of it. And surely they wouldn’t share that information with the pharmacy, right?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (4 children)

This is specifically the permission to track your movement, not your BMI or other health data. It's to turn your iPhone into a step counter. Probably something they use when you are in the store to help you find items?

Weird how everyone is being upset at this and didn't check what this permission does before piling on.

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

The walmart app does this. If im in a store and want to find what isle it's in, I'll pull it up, and it'll know what store I'm in.

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