Security researchers have found a surprising method for exposing location data in otherwise secure messaging apps WhatsApp, Signal, and Threema. While the method sounds imprecise, tests showed that it provided greater than 80% reliability … Restore Privacy reports. A team of researchers has found that it’s possible to infer the locations of users of popular […]
I have my GPS data disabled both on the mobile and on the PC by system. Websites and services can only determine my location using the public IP, which only shows the location of the ISP’s server, which may be across the country. At least if you don’t use a car navigator, there’s no real need to have GPS turned on. Alternatively in mobile you can use this FOSS app
That’s good but this article isn’t about GPS. Essentially, they’re watching how long it takes for the message to reach you to calculate your location.
This methode don’t allow to see the exact location, it’s only possible with GPS. Time tracking isn’t more exact than your public IP. This only allows you to determine what autonomy you are in, but no more. If not, they could save the money to launch GPS satellites by using this method.