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

Information stored

Location on your device

  • /data/data/com.google.android.location/files
    • cache.wifi
    • cache.cell

How much get's stored

  • Database is limited to:
    • 200 Wi-Fi entries
    • 50 Cell entries

Settings

  • Settings -> Location & Security -> Use wireless networks
    • when ticked: stores information in two databases
    • when un-ticked: no information get's stored on your device