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		immibis on July 8, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: When an app asks for permissions, it should have a... Apps can use GeoIP to get an approximate location most of the time, and there's nothing Google can do to prevent it.

supertrope on July 9, 2023 [–]

There's a significant difference between "Your ISP's IP block suggests you are near Stockton,CA" and "Your exact location +/- 5 meters"

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