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Re:Google staff 'knew of wi-fi snooping' by redwood on Monday April 30, 2012 @11:17AM (#3909597)
I've long been curious if G uses(d) the wifi data to augment its android location triangulation resolution...
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Re:Google staff 'knew of wi-fi snooping' by eli on Monday April 30, 2012 @12:01PM (#3909770)
They definitely use WiFi data for geolocation. I'm pretty sure that was one of the primary reasons their streetview cars were collecting wifi in the first palce.
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