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Re:Smartphones with Qualcomm Chip Share Private Information ... by JohnFen on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @02:32PM (#35704704)
> GPS has a built-in error for the civilian use, and a higher-accuracy system for military use.

This was called "selective availability" and that practice stopped in 2000. There is no longer any intentional error being introduced.

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