Just like 5G, which provides unexpected connectivity for IoT devices.
Search for "miot" or "mmtc"
Search for "miot" or "mmtc"
OP is falling about the spec incorporating usage monitoring.
5G was designed with a very public and explicit goal for IoT of allowing many more devices to connect than 4G could, and more conveniently. Nothing unexpected or user-harming, and nothing new as 4G was already used for IoT.
The one thing that was really new was support for super high density environments with mmWave. That would have been ideal for stadiums etc. With regular tech the networks get overwhelmed. mmWave offers more cells in a tiny area. But here in Europe that's been given up for good. Phones don't even come with mmWave antennas anymore.
One of the best adverts for a long time - if you knew about the technical advantages of 5G, it had a real double meaning.
If you knew 90s British dance music, it had a further humourous double meaning promoting the telco (an oblique reference to The Shamen's Ebenezer Goode)
That didn’t even cross my mind and Rich West (Mr. C) is a friend of mine and I know the song well. I, of course, get the reference now it has been pointed out, but you’re right that it’s pretty damn oblique!
https://www.fastcompany.com/90314058/5g-means-youll-have-to-...
5G does not always result in more towers, it just supports closer towers for better performance.
"Anyone with access" to Google or Apple data also knows exactly where you are. "Anyone with access" to <social media app of choice> knows exactly where you are. "Anyone with access" to police databases know exactly where you drove. "Anyone with access" to VISA/Mastercard data knows exactly where you've shopped. "Anyone with access" to Find my data will know exactly where your phones, headphones, and other trackable items are at any point in time.
This isn't a complaint about 5G, but about cellular anonymity which has never existed.