Oneplus 2, android 6.0.1, starting mooshimeter with location services disabled:

So, it’s not mooshimeter which needs location, it’s deeper in the os.

And for the pairing and pin stuff, you should not need to pair your mooshimeter with your phone. Just start mooshimeter app and it should find your device, no need to search it in bluetooth settings on the operating system side. It should not need anything else than bluetooth and apparently location services. In the past, there were problems if you had no internet connection, as the app did a update check and there were no timeout. It has been fixed.

Mooshimeter app is open source, so if James tried to collect our locations for his private collection, i’m quite sure there would have been angry mob with pitchforks and torches on his door by now :D