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Framing "knowingly limited to accuracy within ~3 meters" as "lying" is a bit of a stretch.

• oblio 5y ago
  It was ~5 meters and that wasn't the point. Did the GPS system know your position with a much greater accuracy ? Yes. Did the GPS system by design not provide this accurate information and instead sent something less accurate? Yes. How do you call that thing where you tell a partial truth? At best, a half truth. For example the US government remarks about masks in February 2020 (I think it was February), were partly true.
  • moduspol 5y ago
    Saying "your location is somewhere within X, up to ~5 meters" isn't lying. It's not even a half truth, but it's still pretty far from the point here. It's trusted because it's been far more trustworthy than public health guidance and policy. And the same goes for airplanes, brake pads, and other tired comparisons. Trusting one does not imply one should trust all other proclaimed experts in all other fields in all other contexts.
    • judahmeek 5y ago
      > It's trusted because it's been far more trustworthy... That's a tautology. It's more trustworthy because it hasn't been politicized.