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Mobile carriers can get your GPS location (an.dywa.ng)
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[-] schwim@piefed.zip 14 points 3 months ago

Apple made a good step in iOS 26.3 to limit at least one vector of mass surveillance, enabled by having full control of the modem silicon and firmware. They must now allow users to disable GNSS location responses to mobile carriers, and notify the user when such attempts are made to their device.

It seems like the vendor can disable this leak. If we ever get a well-rounded linux OS phone, I imagine this will be moot for those on that platform.

[-] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 7 points 3 months ago

That's a big 'if', and one I desperately want.

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