Berlin artist Simon Weckert used 99 phones and a handcart to create a "virtual traffic jam" on Google Maps
this post was submitted on 17 May 2024
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Now try it with maps off, see if google still tracks them.
Even with gps off, they can get rudimentary location data based on pings to cell towers. It's not pin point obviously, but it roughly tells how many people are in a given area with a phone on them, smart or dumb.
I don't know if things have improved, but GSM-based positioning has accuracy of +/-2.5km.
We already know that it does, if you have location tracking/history on (Which it is by default)
But will it still think this is car traffic?
Most likely does. Wifi location I think is typically on even if GPS isn't.