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by ziml77 136 days ago
The phone network already needs to know where your phone is to be able to route incoming calls.

Also, I don't get how the situation with your home internet connection changes much. Your ISP knows exactly where you are because your house doesn't move.
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mghackerlady 136 days ago
Right, but for most people you can reasonably be expected to be in your house so it isn't that big of a security risk
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everdrive 132 days ago
The phone network has a low-resolution triangulation. It does not have high-precision GPS, potentially augmented by WiFi and bluetooth. And it doesn't sell its signaling data to anyone and everyone. Equivocating smartphone tracking with cell tower pinging is disingenuous.
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