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by Addono 2175 days ago
Hmm, I see your concern. I'm pretty big on privacy myself, so I feel I should be able to answer this in a satisfying way.

Most importantly, this always requires the user's concent. On Android you still need the same location permissions as for normal GPS location positioning. Hence, as a user you're always free to reject location permissions same as before.

I have to admit, this tech can also be used for evil purposes. For now, not all phones support collecting raw measurements - either hardware or software support is lacking, but in the future if some entity could force you to have your location verified, then having you cannot lie about it anymore.

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If i want my device to lie about my location for whatever reason it should do that, the device should not control me.