>> Apple : "The icon appears for system services that do not have a switch in Settings"
> ... If Location Service is enable, these services will have access to them ...
> The Author seems to miss the fact that the unknown service causing the icon to appear isn't in the list of individual settings.
OK, so how do we know what this mystery service does? The obvious candidates (E911/SOS, FindMyPhone, Location-based ads, etc) all appear in the list. I think this definitely raises questions about what remaining service is asking for location, and especially what that is being used for. Given that this article is coming from a security blog, there is a definite implication of questioning the intentionality / consent of a broad setting like "location services on/off" has unknown, unlisted users [and especially when most users of such a setting have individual toggles].
> ... If Location Service is enable, these services will have access to them ...
> The Author seems to miss the fact that the unknown service causing the icon to appear isn't in the list of individual settings.
OK, so how do we know what this mystery service does? The obvious candidates (E911/SOS, FindMyPhone, Location-based ads, etc) all appear in the list. I think this definitely raises questions about what remaining service is asking for location, and especially what that is being used for. Given that this article is coming from a security blog, there is a definite implication of questioning the intentionality / consent of a broad setting like "location services on/off" has unknown, unlisted users [and especially when most users of such a setting have individual toggles].