> For the last few years I leave my phone's GPS perma-off unless I'm actively navigating. This does nothing. The location spying is baked into the cellular tec

> For the last few years I leave my phone's GPS perma-off unless I'm actively navigating. This does nothing. The location spying is baked into the cellular tech itself. 5G base stations literally steer the beam to follow you, so it “““has””” to spy on your location in order to work. https://www.ericsson.com/en/blog/2020/12/5g-positioning--what-you-need-to-know https://www.ericsson.com/en/blog/2020/12/5g-positioning--wha... “The arrival of 5G delivers new enhanced parameters for positioning accuracy down to the meter, decimeter and centimeter.” “Positioning of users and devices across general indoor environments, such as offices, shops, logistics, etc., was a focus area of 3GPP Release 16.” https://www.fastcompany.com/90314058/5g-means-youll-have-to-say-goodbye-to-your-location-privacy https://www.fastcompany.com/90314058/5g-means-youll-have-to-... “[5G network positioning] data can also enable advertisers and data brokers to see the exact routes you take each day and even which buildings you go into. And anyone with access to your mobile network’s cell tower data will now be able to track your movements in real time.”