IHawkMike@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前I wonder how it affected trafficlemmy.worldimagemessage-square31linkfedilinkarrow-up1623arrow-down119file-text
arrow-up1604arrow-down1imageI wonder how it affected trafficlemmy.worldIHawkMike@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square31linkfedilinkfile-text
Berlin artist Simon Weckert used 99 phones and a handcart to create a “virtual traffic jam” on Google Maps
minus-squarepr06lefs@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·1 年前Now try it with maps off, see if google still tracks them.
minus-squareBigFig@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·1 年前Even with gps off, they can get rudimentary location data based on pings to cell towers. It’s not pin point obviously, but it roughly tells how many people are in a given area with a phone on them, smart or dumb.
minus-squareu/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 年前I don’t know if things have improved, but GSM-based positioning has accuracy of +/-2.5km.
minus-squarecm0002@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 年前We already know that it does, if you have location tracking/history on (Which it is by default)
minus-squareThe Menemen!@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前But will it still think this is car traffic?
minus-squareSkyezOpen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 年前Most likely does. Wifi location I think is typically on even if GPS isn’t.
Now try it with maps off, see if google still tracks them.
Even with gps off, they can get rudimentary location data based on pings to cell towers. It’s not pin point obviously, but it roughly tells how many people are in a given area with a phone on them, smart or dumb.
I don’t know if things have improved, but GSM-based positioning has accuracy of +/-2.5km.
We already know that it does, if you have location tracking/history on (Which it is by default)
But will it still think this is car traffic?
Most likely does. Wifi location I think is typically on even if GPS isn’t.