Hmmm. Nobody talking about other apps that do this? Talking about Tinder[1] for example. They require "Device ID and cell information" too.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11465215
From myself in the past week. I've lobbied several app devs to remove/reduce permissions. I've uninstalled others.
Android's privacy model sucks. It needs retroactive fixes. Highlighting the problems is how that gets fixed.