Why does this app need these permissions ?

I get asked quite often why my other app has the internet and location permissions.
On the Blackberry App World "Holo Metronome" got a 1 star rating because of these 2 permissions and I have seen this on several apps in the Playstore aswell.

These permissions are needed to display ads.
If you give a 1 star rating because of this to an app (either mine or some else's):

If you don't want it, don't download it.


You can remove the ads for a beer or a coffee.