So the question, should I go ahead and tell that I do not feel comfortable giving an app on my personal phone (not work issued) said permissions? Should I go on and ask my query to higher level tech / team leads on how tracking is used? This is a software industry that builds this app, so this can not simply be a case where an individual is simply not aware of the tech being used.
When asked about why the 'tracking' feature needs to be enabled and what data it collects, I was told (non verbatim) 'Tracking in iOS is used for high accuracy location info' which kinda seemed dodgy as I would expect any and all location info to be under the 'location settings' and not tracking. Now there is nothing wrong with the app, I just don't feel comfortable giving an 'always on' location permission and the 'tracking' (iOS) to an app that I will just be using once or twice a month.
The end users of this app usually are delivery / riders who use it for pickup and drop up purposes. At times I am asked to download their mobile app for testing purposes.