Interesting, I never knew #gps was so #cheap these days: https://hackaday.com/2022/01/20/ntp-serv.. This will be useful in creating the #linuxpda #project #maps and #location #system ! As #gps is #passive , it also won't reveal any #information about the #user either - unlike #gsm !
Interesting, apparently people are now looking at using a #quantum #accelerometer #imu to replace #gps https://hackaday.com/2021/11/15/vacuum-t.. This still requires occasional #groundtruth #location #updates - but it has potential. I have long been in favour of these more #passive #locators ...
#china 's #ccp are claiming that the #popular #app #flightradar is a danger to #nationalsecurity because it exposes the #location of #military #aircraft - a statement that is either false or a fundamental problem of their military operations: https://theprint.in/opinion/chinascope/c.. Apparently though, what it *could* do is provide location information about #ccp officials and their private #jets ...
Of course #china is interested in what the #us 's #submarines are doing in the #southchinasea https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/c.. I suspect they would really love to know "the #exact #location of the #incident , the #purpose of this #trip , and details of what the submarine encountered," - it's very likely it is in direct #conflict with #chinese #interests ...
#firefox is now using #darkpatterns to get #user #location #data and share it to #advertisers https://www.theregister.com/2021/10/08/m.. What the hell is going on at #mozilla ? It really feels like they are losing their way...