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Just as with wifi networks, being able to see nearby Bluetooth devices is enough to figure out your location using publicly available databases like WiGLE.
by murderfs 3y ago
Just as with wifi networks, being able to see nearby Bluetooth devices is enough to figure out your location using publicly available databases like WiGLE.
- x1sec 3y agoGood point, and I assume this is why Google has taken this approach. That said, the more location data points you have, the more accurate the location (larger sample size, time proximity data - GPS is accurate always, SSID/BSSIDs can be out of date.
- lyu07282 3y agoThere is a huge difference from that to a device syscall getCurrentGPSLatLon() but I can see why Google would want to make their permission system as abtuse as possible