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Re: geolocation services disabled and Gnome maps



On Du, 12 apr 20, 08:05:49, Curt wrote:
> 
> Surely there must be a way of stracing the Maps app in Gnome to
> determine what it is doing and how, with a view to seeing whether the
> OP's privacy settings are being respected or not. It does appear,
> though, at any rate, that a 50 m radius geolocational precision is
> feasible by IP address alone.

Just to clarify, the privacy concern here is the software accessing the 
internet without explicit user consent, regardless of what it is using 
this information for (internal only or providing it to other software).

Unless one is using technologies like VPNs or Tor *any* site you access 
on the internet will have your IP information and consequently also your 
(aproximate) location.

Kind regards,
Andrei
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