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Is GPS private?
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this post was submitted on 02 Mar 2026
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The only issue is your phone collecting location data and then relaying it to somewhere in the internet.
The privacy risk is when things have location access AND internet access.
I'm fairly certain my phone is not accessing my location unless I ask it to (I have GrapheneOS). But it's absolutely pinging my location when I open a map or upload a photo to the internet. I do those things sparingly.