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Comment by vlovich123

14 hours ago

The can ask but your phone maybe doesn’t have to tell them by default / you can opt out

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lugu  9 minutes ago

Yes but phone carriers are required by the FCC to achieve specific deployment goals. Also it isn't just about GPS data, it also include barometric data.

https://www.theindustrycouncil.org/post/911-location-accurac...

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