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Thanks, but I don’t need to know the weather in my personal space (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by Ep1cFac3pa1m to c/assholedesign

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[–] Hobbes_Dent 56 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That’s actually a pretty nifty idea. Too bad we live in a privacy nightmare and can’t trust others.

Perhaps this would be a good use for other connected devices like smart power meters.

[–] disguy_ovahea 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It’s a private feature in the Weather app on iPhone.

To understand and improve the Weather app, Apple collects limited information about the first time you launch the app in a day. This information is not linked to your identity. If you allow Weather to access your location, your location will be sent to Apple to provide relevant weather forecasts.

[–] Ptsf 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You understand the photo is not from the default iPhone weather app, but from a completely separate app and service with a separate privacy policy "The weather channel", right?

[–] disguy_ovahea 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I do. That’s why I specified that same feature is private in the Weather app.

[–] kevindqc 2 points 4 months ago

There's no mention of barometer/fitness permission on Apple's page, just location?