alt Hacker NewsThat location information is not available to apps or ad networks without user consent. The government can access it from the carrier with a warrant, but that's not what we're discussing here.
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tempaccount5050 • today at 12:04 AM
Couldn't you just maintain a list of cell tower IPs and figure it out with traceroute?
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golem14 • today at 12:26 AM
I think that's very much what is discussed in this whole thread.
Carriers have also sold customer location data, no search warrant required. Though we can rest assured that the FCC has slapped the carriers' wrists with the utmost seriousness.