Re: Apple changed their documentation at my request but it proves they don't care about privacy
Frank Slootweg <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python,misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.android,alt.internet.wireless,alt.comp.os.windows-10 |
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| Organization | NOYB |
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Nuno Silva <[email protected]> wrote: [...] > On 2026-09-06, Jon Ribbens wrote: > > > The purpose of these databases of BSSID locations is to assist devices > > such as mobile phones in locating themselves. Maybe the device is > > indoors and cannot get a GPS signal, but also my understanding is that > > GPS can fix an accurate location much faster if it starts already > > knowing vaguely where on the planet it is. > > There was already a mechanism to do this at least since "3G" using > mobile data connections, right? But, unless I misunderstand the context, the device might not *have* a "mobile data connection". For example a SIM-less tablet/laptop/etc. might still want to determine its position. [...]