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I'm surprised no one has mentioned that the a reason it's free is that people will use it. If people had to pay for it then they might not leave it on, or use i
by Simulacra 3y ago
I'm surprised no one has mentioned that the a reason it's free is that people will use it. If people had to pay for it then they might not leave it on, or use it as much, and as a result a lot of the mobile apps that harvest location data would be affected.
- acchow 3y agoFull-precision GPS has been open for public use long before location-tracking apps were invented.
- Simulacra 3y agoBut that doesn't mean the ability to receive that signal cannot be monetized. If it could be monetized I reason someone has considered it
- chiph 3y agoAs mentioned above, the costs to distribute keys, manage accounts, deal with customer service, etc. would be high. The Galileo system apparently considered it at one time.