[tor-talk] Can Google location system track TOR users?

Erik de Castro Lopo mle+tools at mega-nerd.com
Fri Nov 15 02:27:07 UTC 2013


Sukhoi wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am surprised how google maps was able to track my location, with few 
> meters of error, by using the "Share Location" feature.
> 
> It is not clear how they are tracking the location with such accuracy. 
> For sure is not using the IP.

Did you have called GPS (Global Positioning System) enabled? I'm pretty
sure "Share Location" turns on GPS.

Erik
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