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It's a FREE app. If you don't like it, don't agree to the terms and quit using the app.

Indeed, and that's the case with everything - Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

I get it.

My point in this post is that I (who am interested in privacy and rights online) didn't realise what was going on, how is Joe Average going to know?

Amazon aren't being particularly underhand here; a tiny bit of googling will explain how Underground relies on app usage tracking (not location tracking).

I agree that "Joe Average" may not question the free lunch, and that's a problem, but it's exactly the same problem as existing free apps like Gmail, Facebook, etc.

If you're a technical person with an interest in privacy issues, you need to pay a bit more attention.

Cheers. :)

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