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by oasisbob 5347 days ago
Additionally, if you use the app, Square knows exactly where you are at all times.

That's absolutely not true, at least not on iOS. As mentioned in the article, Square is using the iOS geofencing APIs to wake the app when you enter a favorite area. The app isn't running in the background all the time.

Also, as mentioned in the article, you can turn this feature off and manually toggle the tab.