Re:Huawei 5G kit must be removed from UK by 2027
by gruez on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @11:39AM
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>https://www.mobilemarketer.com/ex/mobilemarketer/cms/news/re....
>The average for Boston is 21 meters; New York 27 meters; Austin, TX, 28 meters; Washington 29 meters, and Chicago 38 meters.
>A number of factors can impact location data accuracy, including its source, which can include GPS signals, Wi-Fi and cell tower triangulation.
Seems like the figures they're giving is with wifi/gps signals, not just cell tower alone.
Re:Huawei 5G kit must be removed from UK by 2027
by Waterfall on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @01:33PM
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I am sure they were able to do it without it, but others can interfer. Triangulation was already a thing in the courts.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/06/victory-supreme-court-... It's in Carpenter vs US, for deducting he robbed a store from just the cell phone signals.
>The average for Boston is 21 meters; New York 27 meters; Austin, TX, 28 meters; Washington 29 meters, and Chicago 38 meters.
https://www.mobilemarketer.com/ex/mobilemarketer/cms/news/re...
I got my own room in my house with it, back in the 3G/4G days. I'm not sure what modern software and hardware can do it now, but I'm pretty sure it's even more accurate even without 5G.