Post #2966046
2024-05-22 14:34 UTC
@parkern@infosec.exchange Wow... this one is just... wow. I'm assuming it was either debugging/bootstrapping behavior that got left in. Or maybe it was a very wrong-headed "privacy" scheme where iPhones will beacon back to Apple less because they calculate a fix based on Apple sharing everyone else's location information publicly. But damn, it's still surprising to see something like this, and they must have been doing it for years.
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@parkern@infosec.exchange 2024-05-22 15:01
@jschuh@infosec.exchange it could be they were only focused on the privacy of their users. The API is more private (than Google's) in that it leaves the fine location calculations to the client. But it's horrendous for the AP owners, if they ever move.