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Okay, so then how does a website know my location to 200 feet?
by gameshot911 7y ago
Okay, so then how does a website know my location to 200 feet?
- zaroth 7y agoIf you grant location access there is a fast/low accuracy response, and the site can request a slow/high accuracy response which would be your exact GPS location, potentially down to the meter. https://www.andygup.net/how-accurate-is-html5-geolocation-really-part-2-mobile-web/ https://www.andygup.net/how-accurate-is-html5-geolocation-re...
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- gameshot911 7y agoI'm on a desktop though - no GPS/wifi.
- why-oh-why 7y agoIf you're using Chrome, Google knows your location through your phone (and Google Maps, if you're on an iPhone) If you're on mac and have an iPhone, same thing is happening across the whole OS. Available WiFis, even if you're not connected to one, will be used by your OS to provide location as well. This uses the basic Geolocation API, you can look up how your computer figures out its location for more detailed info.
- jolmg 7y agohttps://outflux.net/blog/archives/2010/01/24/google-is-wardriving/ https://outflux.net/blog/archives/2010/01/24/google-is-wardr... If you don't have Wifi on, maybe you had it before, and Google saved your location based on it?
- alam2000 7y agoIn short, your device uses GPS, wifi router, cell tower ID and strength or IP address to determine location. You can find explanation in https://www.geolocation.com https://www.geolocation.com