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Old 02-23-2022, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
f you have a GPS app of ANY kind, you are giving it access to your location and identity, your camera, recorder, and the vehicle you are driving at any given moment. If it involves satellite communication, it will make use of ALL of that at some point or another. If you want GPS to work, you accept it. You can always de-activate those permissions when you're not using the GPS, and then reactivate them whenever you turn it on.
This is not true. GPS RECEIVERS are one-way devices. They are incapable of uploading any data to satellites.

Some GPS devices may also connect to cell or wifi services, but that's not necessary to determine your location from satellite data.