[nickburns]

> if your developing geolocation based apps, location tracking is a core function.

But the subsequent sale of that data is not—is the discussion here.

[rolph]

and the reason why that data is available for sale, starts with forced collection of data, if you want to participate in an app store as a developer.

you cant sell what you dont have unless you lie lower than a rug.

fix the data collection problem and a second order effect of no data for sale emerges.

[nickburns]

Are you suggesting Android/iOS app developers are forced into data collection somehow? If so, how? I'm genuinely curious.