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Beware your privacy (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/Windsor@lemmy.ca
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[–] [S] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fair enough. But towers don't just show up randomly. And/or only once. And they typically don't move. As many of the ones I've discovered have.

And I'll tell you I know there isn't a tower/repeater/femtocell in my driveway as can be found in the database/map (not the one shown).

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yeah, I would expect them to turn up and stay relatively static. Is the triangulation that accurate? I'm guessing you don't have a stingray on your front drive either

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 1 year ago

    Not anymore. There's also one next door.

    Pinged once. Never seen before. Never seen again.

    That's what gives it away. A "tower" that appears once, randomly, and never again.

    Those are stingrays.

    I upload all my network tower data to the online database.

    I meander about town.

    I am keenly aware of my surroundings and what is/isn't (supposed to be) there.

    The triangulation is difficult when there's only 1 point. But the gps and all that is accurate to a few meters.

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