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Perhaps.... but Google would still know your real location, no?
by mikece 7y ago
Perhaps.... but Google would still know your real location, no?
- chipperyman573 7y agoAnd your carrier, and anyone who does location based on IP, and anyone who does location based on inaudable noises only your phone can hear (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/11/beware-of-ads-that-use-inaudible-sound-to-link-your-phone-tv-tablet-and-pc/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/11/beware-of-ads-th...), and... But, this would still help protect against the simplest way to steal your location data, which is what a lot of services do
- openfuture 7y agoThere's a hardware switch for the mic but yeah it's pretty hopeless to hide your location in those threat models.