Apps always asking for access (N8)

I recently had to factory reset my N8 to get rid of the phone lock bug caused by me inadvertently enabling MfE (the one where you can't turn off lock code even though MfE has been disabled).
But after restoring everything, I'm getting very annoying behaviour from some apps and widgets. For example AccuWeather will ask for access to phone data and for user data as well as the usual "Allow connection to network" prompt. Also Maps will ask to select an access point but fails to remember it even in the same session so will ask again 10 minutes later.
Some things are ok, like the email widgets that update without problem.
I read somewhere that it might be to do with certificates and signing but I haven't a clue how to resolve it. I've tried uninstalling and re-installing AccuWeather and have installed an updated version of Maps since the problem started but there's been no change in behaviour.
Any ideas?

The Maps problem might be an access point issue but the AccuWeather is something else because it's asking for permission to access user data and also to access phone data which I know are related to security capabilities which would have been set when the apps were signed.
It's not only AccuWeather that has this problem, I get it with some other apps too (e.g. AutoTrader) but not all. It might be to do with the type of technology the app was developed with (i.e. Qt, QML, WebKit etc), but you can't tell so easily.

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