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If I had to guess, Apple and Google use the GPS on the phones plus the WiFi information to feed back into those databases. It makes sense for them to do this a
by Mister_Snuggles 9y ago
If I had to guess, Apple and Google use the GPS on the phones plus the WiFi information to feed back into those databases. It makes sense for them to do this as it helps improve the accuracy of their location services.
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoPresumably they also wardrive (war-fly with directional antennae??) when they're making maps/streetview?
- kej 9y agoNo presumably about it, there was some minor outrage that they were capturing traffic when it first happened: http://www.pcworld.com/article/198667/google_wifi_data_capture_unethical_but_not_illegal.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/198667/google_wifi_data_captu...