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1957 points apokryptein | 5 comments | | HN request time: 0.956s | source
1. monlockandkey ◴[] No.42910109[source]
How did were the apps able to collect geolocation even though location services were disabled?
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2. baggy_trough ◴[] No.42910153[source]
Probably from IP address geolocation.
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3. abound ◴[] No.42910371[source]
Indeed, the article notes that the lat/long wasn't "GPS exact", more like "postal code exact".
4. xenic ◴[] No.42910390[source]
Doing that on the client side sounds pointless though, if you are already transmitting the ip.
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5. baggy_trough ◴[] No.42956927{3}[source]
It might be for consistency between vendors.