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> Apple is reporting is in a particular location. With what Accuracy and Precision? There was an article on HN, probably a few years ago now about how some ge
by stonemetal12 4y ago
> Apple is reporting is in a particular location.
With what Accuracy and Precision? There was an article on HN, probably a few years ago now about how some geoIP company returned a specific location near the center of the US, instead of not found. The location was on someone's property so police, FBI, and everybody under the sun would come and harass them because the computer said it was right here.
For all we know it is in their house and connecting to the neighbor's wifi.
- hnbear 4y agohttps://splinternews.com/how-an-internet-mapping-glitch-turned-a-random-kansas-f-1793856052 https://splinternews.com/how-an-internet-mapping-glitch-turn... Scary read overall. And, MacBooks don't have GPS, AFAIK, so it's more likely going on pings from nearby devices on the FindMy network, potentially less accurate. Depending on the houses around the area it might or might not be as trust-worthy. An iPhone I'd expect to be much more exact.
- gnicholas 4y ago> For all we know it is in their house and connecting to the neighbor's wifi. You're absolutely right that the distance between homes is key here. If it's apartments, I wouldn't put much stock in the location accuracy. But if it's standalone homes with normal setbacks from the property line, I'd think they'd have enough (in the US, which this is not) for a search warrant.