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They won't use that if the GPS / "Location" service is turned off. But the cell network still knows where you are anyway, within ten meters or better. The FCC asks for z-axis accuracy within 3 meters; good enough to determine what floor of a building you're on (for E911 purposes.) 5G Rel 17 can supposedly locate people within a meter.


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