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by bluetidepro 2666 days ago
This isn't a thing on iOS. Can someone explain more what "Web & App Activity" means on Android? I don't have an Android device so I don't fully get what permission that is asking? Is it a common one other apps need? Like maybe it's a case of bad specific permissions and they have to ask for that even though they wish they didn't have to do something that generic? I know I've seen that before for like Github apps, for example. They don't have fine grain permissions, so you have to ask for more than you need a lot of times.
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Web & App Activity is basically the collection of each of your interaction with Google that was recorded. It includes the list of all websites you visited while logged in, the time that you opened any app on your Android phone, the locations that you've visited etc.

It's a pretty scary list when you first see it and can be viewed/managed at https://myactivity.google.com

It's a Google account setting, not an app permission.