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ceejayozyesterday at 8:47 PM2 repliesview on HN

But that's not true; it could easily fallback to other forms of geolocation like using the current IP.


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rerdaviestoday at 9:25 AM

That would allow you to see the local network IP (not actually sure you even get that, tbh). To get more detailed information about IP configuration, you need Location permission. Been there, done that. Most Android network information calls provide degraded information if you have not been granted Location permissions.

buzzerbetrayedyesterday at 9:07 PM

Good lord. So could literally any app on the planet