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 […]
  • krolden
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    2 years ago

    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.

    • Zerush
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      2 years ago

      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.