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I just bought a pair of Bose QC headphones and their app needs not only that but location turned on as well! Uninstalled that shit and never gonna buy Bose products again. They smell awful too because apparently they're too cheap to vent out the chemical additives they use.
This is true for any Android app requiring Bluetooth communication, not sure about iOS. An app might be able to figure where you are at based on the Bluetooth beacons (or any wireless) devices around. Hence treating it as a location permission as well.
This has been changed starting with Android 12 where they have specific Bluetooth permissions that filter out Bluetooth beacons. But it will probably take while before apps update using the new permission
https://developer.android.com/develop/connectivity/bluetooth/bt-permissions