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Re:Apple Pulls Encrypted iCloud Security Feature in UK by acka on Friday February 21, 2025 @10:13PM (#43135734)
Google or Apple could be forced by authorities to perform correlation on the map tiles being requested by users under investigation. Not as accurate as GPS coordinates but probably useful nonetheless.

One more reason to prefer offline maps for those who value privacy.

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Re:Apple Pulls Encrypted iCloud Security Feature in UK by GeekyBear on Saturday February 22, 2025 @02:10AM (#43136826)
Given that you can browse map data for any location, not just where you happen to be, I'm betting that triangulation data from your carrier would be more accurate.
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Re:Apple Pulls Encrypted iCloud Security Feature in UK by acka on Saturday February 22, 2025 @03:45AM (#43137322)
Sure, triangulation of carrier signals could lead to more accurate position estimates, but if the carrier isn't based in the US they are under no obligation to make this data available to US authorities.

Apple and Google are based in the US so are bound by the CLOUD Act to provide any and all data they have, no matter where in the world it is being collected or stored.

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