Re: Google Inbox (Was: UoM among Multi-Stakeholder forum)

From: Abdallah Ramsing <yashircr_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2015 11:52:15 +0400

Hi Ish,

Interesting point you have made.
I do not know if Inbox by Google is different but once I came across an
article stating that normally the mail system uses location to send
targeted ads.

Best Regards,
Abdallah
On 14 Jun 2015 10:36, "Ish Sookun" <ish_at_hacklog.in> wrote:

> Hi Nadim,
>
> You can view the permission details :
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.inbox
>
> I have disabled the location detect feature for all my apps on my phone.
>
> Why would Google Inbox which is an email app need to know your location?
> Especially, with GPS precision.
>
> Regards,
>
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