There are ways to track location outside of the operating system.
For example, even Facebook says (and the comment you replied to noted) it uses photo tagging and what wifi network you're connected to in order to determine location.
For example, even Facebook says (and the comment you replied to noted) it uses photo tagging and what wifi network you're connected to in order to determine location.
> For example, even Facebook says (and the comment you replied to noted) it uses photo tagging and what wifi network you're connected to in order to determine location.
By photo tagging, do you mean GPS coordinates? Isn't that done by the app that takes the picture?
Can't I disable Wi-Fi?
If my wireless ISP is giving everyone free access to my location through some sort of IP address or rDNS scheme, isn't this an ISP issue? I mean, can't you make this exact complaint about every single thing you use that connects through an IP address?
On Facebook and many other social apps you can manually specify the location a photograph was taken. Some apps will ask you for the location if it's not available from the operating system or metadata.
Can't I disable Wi-Fi?
Sure. Go nuts. But you have to connect to the internet somehow to use the app, so if you're not on wifi, it can get your location from your cellular network.