(When I saw the subject, I was reminded of the saying "opinions are like
..."!)
On Sun, 7 Jun 2020 at 17:33:31, Serena Blanchflower
Post by Serena BlanchflowerPost by Vicky AyechOn Sun, 7 Jun 2020 12:08:18 +0100, Serena Blanchflower
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Post by Serena BlanchflowerPost by Vicky AyechPost by Vicky Ayechinstalled. It tells me i can't be traced unless I turn bluetooth on as
3 and 4 g are not adequate to track but 5 g will be down to very exact
location. Without bluetooth being on. Mine is off.
I thought it only used the BT (bluetooth) to log _who_ you were near,
not _where_; I didn't think BT had location information. Unless it's
going to get location from the other person's phone if that has 5G,
which I'd be very uneasy about.
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Post by Serena BlanchflowerPost by Vicky Ayechthe ap eventually. And it will send data back automatically about your
whereabouts. Apparently.
Again, that uneases (?) me. I know the usual argument about "if you've
got nothing to hide", but. I certainly wouldn't object to it logging who
[or to be more accurate, which 'phone numbers: that distinction is
important!] I was near, as that would help track and trace, for exactly
the case often described, of the person in the supermarket queue (or
bus), who you probably _don't_ know the identity of. But tracking my
_location_ is a bit too Big Brother for me.
Post by Serena BlanchflowerWhere did you hear that? The info about the update says that you have
to specifically install an app, in order to activate it.
Is there any indication yet as to what level of Android won't support it
- will it work on 4.2.2 (which IIRR is what mine is), for example? I
can't see that just logging people [or rather numbers!] you're close to
for more than a minute or two needs any great processing power
(obviously the 'phone has to have BT and an Android - or iOS - that
knows how to use it), but recent experience with apps and software in
general is that developers are lazy and don't cater for older OSs.
(Though in this case, as I've said, it doesn't need anything fancy.)
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