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Cellular carriers sell your real-time GPS location even if you turn off your phone (GPS chips operate outside the network) Proof: https://www.zdnet.com/article
by staplers 8y ago
Cellular carriers sell your real-time GPS location even if you turn off your phone (GPS chips operate outside the network)
Proof: https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-cell-carriers-selling-access-to-real-time-location-data/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-cell-carriers-selling-acces...
- steve_gh 8y agoGenerally, carriers only have access to the RAN metadata (cell sector, signal strength, etc), not GPS. And in Europe they can't sell or pass on personal data. They can aggregate it, and sell aggregated data (e.g. for transport planning purposes)
- staplers 8y agoRead again. "This includes cell tower and cell sector location, assisted GPS and cell tower trilateration."
- gsich 8y agoGPS chips are receive only.
- staplers 8y agoRead again. "This includes cell tower and cell sector location, assisted GPS and cell tower trilateration."
- Erlich_Bachman 8y agoThey sell cell-tower data, not GPS data. The article literally says "cell phone location data from nearby cell towers. It's less accurate than using GPS".
- staplers 8y agoRead again. "This includes cell tower and cell sector location, assisted GPS and cell tower trilateration."