• ReginaPhalange@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Isn’t GPS just 3 sattelites passively shouting their clock to any who could listen? There’s no GPS kill switch because there’s nothing transmitted. WIFI kill switch is more understandable.

    • ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Your point is solid. But GPS position requires a signal from at least 3 satellites to work. There are a whole lot more than 3 in the sky.

    • sim642@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Privacy isn’t just about your device not emitting signals… If you don’t want your device and apps to track your location, you also don’t want to receive those GPS signals.