You can’t download an app these days without it asking for your location–and not just on check-in services like Foursquare and Gowalla. Google Maps, Instagram, Twitter , Square, MenuPages, Shazam–they all want to know exactly where you are whenever you’re using the app. Heck, services like Google Latitude won’t even let you decline to share your location–it’ll just put you through an endless cycle of notifications, almost demanding you to accept its terms.
See the article here:
What Privacy? Roughly 55% Of Smartphone Users Concerned With Location-Sharing Apps