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		nateberkopec 8 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mobile carriers can get your GPS location You're thinking of Phase II E911 in the US. That's true, but you can always be triangulated down a couple hundred meters by figuring out which towers you're connected to.

wolvoleo 7 days ago [–]

Triangulation is far more accurate than that in cities. And in rural area that accuracy is already enough to identify the house you're in.

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