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Re:Super-Accurate GPS Chips Coming to Smartphones in 2018 by microcolonel on Friday September 22, 2017 @12:25AM (#15309386)
For what it's worth, all operators have a legal obligation to gather these data (at least in the U.S. and Canada) officially for emergency services purposes.
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Re:Super-Accurate GPS Chips Coming to Smartphones in 2018 by skummetmaelk on Friday September 22, 2017 @02:37AM (#15309869)
"Emergency services"
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Re:Super-Accurate GPS Chips Coming to Smartphones in 2018 by jronsomers on Friday September 22, 2017 @12:18PM (#15313488)
Those emergency services are very convenient when it comes to flood warnings, tornado warnings, and even amber alerts. I am personally very glad to have them.
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