I’m using BasicSync since a few weeks, the location permission is completely optional. This is what the app says:
Location permissions are optional and are only needed when restricting allowed Wi-Fi networks. Even if the permissions are granted, they will not be used unless there are allowed Wi-Fi networks configured.
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Location is such a weird permission…
For example the permission is also needed to find local devices via bluetooth (eyeroll)…
And even then, local device finding is a sub-permission of location…
I think that’s more about telling users though that if they let an apl find local devices, that can be used to deduce your location.