Did you read the article or are you merely responding to the title? The article begins by acknowledging triangulation and then moving on to the point of the article. The article is about commands built into the UMTS and LTE specs for requesting GPS from the device. Your comment seems to be about everything but the main point of the article.
Did you read the complete comment?
> Next is a text to your phone number, which is intercepted by firmware and sends gps coords back.
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