RE: Best choice of phone for end of 2018? 09-23-2018, 05:07 PM
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(09-23-2018, 04:57 PM)Cr3aTor Wrote:(09-23-2018, 04:23 PM)mothered Wrote:(09-23-2018, 02:38 PM)Cr3aTor Wrote: I'm not quite sure about this, but I think even if you choose to disable the GPS feature it's still going to work.
Even with GPS disabled, both the Magnetometer & Barometer sensors can track your location.
That aside, If there's a (malicious) JavaScript code that's embedded In a webpage that you're viewing, It allows your browser to estimate your location and the Information Is sent to the website's servers- all without your permission.
Moreover, the browser's built-In geolocation feature (found In all major browsers) that uses the HTML5 Geolocation API, can also obtain your location however this does require your permission. Typical behavior of this, Is when a popup comes up with a message of "www.example.com wants to know your location". A lot of users simply click OK without thinking which Is certainly not good practice.
Thanks for getting it all clear.
You're welcome.
There's a lot more such as ultrasonic cross-device tracking and OS leaks, but they're pretty In depth and beyond the scope of this post to elaborate.














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