I don’t see this as infuriating. It’s making sure you’re actually local. It’s location based. If you’re hiding your location they can’t verify that. It’s like complaining that Google Maps asks for location data on your phone.
Sounds like a design flaw. If you can’t manually set a location, then the app is broken. I turn off and deny location requests for apps and websites, as most people should, because it’s often a massive privacy risk.
But then that opens the door to anyone creating fake local ads by manually entering a fake location. If you do t want to have your location shared on a location based website maybe you’re in the wrong place. My two cents.
This door is already open, as GPS location is easily faked. Android, for example, has an easily-accessed developer setting for manually specifying a device location.
I don’t see this as infuriating. It’s making sure you’re actually local. It’s location based. If you’re hiding your location they can’t verify that. It’s like complaining that Google Maps asks for location data on your phone.
Sounds like a design flaw. If you can’t manually set a location, then the app is broken. I turn off and deny location requests for apps and websites, as most people should, because it’s often a massive privacy risk.
But then that opens the door to anyone creating fake local ads by manually entering a fake location. If you do t want to have your location shared on a location based website maybe you’re in the wrong place. My two cents.
This door is already open, as GPS location is easily faked. Android, for example, has an easily-accessed developer setting for manually specifying a device location.