▲ 43 ▼ Mobile carriers can get your GPS location (an.dywa.ng) submitted 9 months ago by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world 8 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 41 points 9 months ago (2 children) Carriers are laughing in cellular triangulation permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] adarza@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) we're safe from that particular method here in the boonies. we're lucky to even have one tower from any provider within range anywhere around here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 16 points 9 months ago Not with a bit of data processing. With one tower they can figure out how far away you are. They can track that over time and cross reference that with road layouts when you are moving at highway speeds. Knowing the signal will appear to slow down when you are moving parallel to the cell tower and faster when you are travelling towards or away. Modern antenna designs are also reasonably directional with a tower having banks that point out to cover different quadrants. They know what bank of antennas is facing you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) we're safe from that particular method here in the boonies. we're lucky to even have one tower from any provider within range anywhere around here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 16 points 9 months ago Not with a bit of data processing. With one tower they can figure out how far away you are. They can track that over time and cross reference that with road layouts when you are moving at highway speeds. Knowing the signal will appear to slow down when you are moving parallel to the cell tower and faster when you are travelling towards or away. Modern antenna designs are also reasonably directional with a tower having banks that point out to cover different quadrants. They know what bank of antennas is facing you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 16 points 9 months ago Not with a bit of data processing. With one tower they can figure out how far away you are. They can track that over time and cross reference that with road layouts when you are moving at highway speeds. Knowing the signal will appear to slow down when you are moving parallel to the cell tower and faster when you are travelling towards or away. Modern antenna designs are also reasonably directional with a tower having banks that point out to cover different quadrants. They know what bank of antennas is facing you. permalink fedilink source parent