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Location shows camera usage #15

Open Kees030 opened 2 years ago

Kees030 commented 2 years ago

Location and camera usage both show the same: Screenshot_20211026-181531_Privacy Dashboard

SteadyStatus21 commented 2 years ago

This is because the camera app uses your location to apply to photos to review later. Here is a brief summary: Camera: Interestingly enough, camera apps can use your location data too, mostly to insert the location into the EXIF data in photos. (Source: https://www.howtogeek.com/398232/why-do-so-many-apps-ask-for-your-location-and-which-ones-really-need-it/)