Location Based Services

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Modern mobile phones store geographic information, GPS coordinates, wifi networks, mobile cells.

IOS

  • Stores wifi networks:
    • BSSID, Location, Accuracy, Timestamp, ...
  • Stores mobile geo information:
    • your providers cell towers, Cell Numer, Location, ...
  • Database without size limit
  • Sends data how?
  • Correlates with GPS
  • Data used ..?

Android

  • Stores
  • Database is limited to ... entries
  • Sends data how?
  • Explicit GPS activation
  • Data used by ads?
  • Phone setup routine influences what gets stored