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Apple’s new iPhone and iPad security feature limits cell networks from collecting precise location data (techcrunch.com)

submitted 9 months ago by lemmydev2@infosec.pub [B] to c/pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub

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The new security feature makes it more difficult for police and malicious hackers to obtain a person's precise location data from a cell phone company.

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[–] LordMayor@piefed.social 4 points 9 months ago

The phone can send GPS coordinates with 911 or 112. They don’t need to triangulate off of cell towers.

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