Why is iOS 13 asking for Bluetooth permission ? Because of ABUSE !

[cbelt3]

Tl/DR: companies are using Bluetooth "beacons" in their shops to track you. Apple added this permission to stop it. Just Say NO !

https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/19/20867...ature-apps

[NewtonMP2100]

....bluetooth.....'bacon'......???

[GGD]

Sounds like developers are using the iBeacon features that Apple implemented in 2013. Those sneaky developers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBeacon

iBeacon is a protocol developed by Apple and introduced at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in 2013.[1] Various vendors have since made iBeacon-compatible hardware transmitters – typically called beacons – a class of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices that broadcast their identifier to nearby portable electronic devices. The technology enables smartphones, tablets and other devices to perform actions when in close proximity to an iBeacon.[2][3]

iBeacon is based on Bluetooth low energy proximity sensing by transmitting a universally unique identifier[4] picked up by a compatible app or operating system. The identifier and several bytes sent with it can be used to determine the device's physical location,[5] track customers, or trigger a location-based action on the device such as a check-in on social media or a push notification.

iBeacon can also be used with an application as an indoor positioning system,[6][7][8] which helps smartphones determine their approximate location or context. With the help of an iBeacon, a smartphone's software can approximately find its relative location to an iBeacon in a store. Brick and mortar retail stores use the beacons for mobile commerce, offering customers special deals through mobile marketing,[9] and can enable mobile payments through point of sale systems.

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[Speedy]

Cool, I love specially targeted deals!

[Harbourmaster]

How does using a feature (that was created by Apple) within the hardware/software equal "ABUSE"?

[macphanatic]

Apple isn’t stopping them from using it. They’re stopping them from using it without your knowledge of their use.

[RAMd®d]

If you watch, Costco has a two-pack of tinfoil on sale every few weeks.

[freeradical]

Why would someone have a Dunkin Donuts app on their phone?

[macphanatic]

freeradical wrote:
Why would someone have a Dunkin Donuts app on their phone?

A lot of people use it to place orders for pick-up.

[RAMd®d]

Why would someone have a Dunkin Donuts app on their phone?

I'd probably have one just to see what it offers, if there were a Dunkin' Donuts near by.