09-27-2020, 04:44 AM
This is definitely out of my league, but are not the maps keyed to specific gps co-ordinates or possibly are there maps that are available that are gps keyed ?
The onboard gps should have a co-ordinate fix of where it is in relation to the satellites, yes ?
It seems along the way some of the software started relying on Googles idea of using every wifi router and cell tower on earth to define locations. (?)
IF .... a fifty dollar hand held gps receiver can pin point its own location ?
Then what is all this Microsoft style bloatware still doing in an "open source" program.?
> I DO apologize if this sounds a bit like a "rant" but when I think of "Linux" I have always thought it was free of all this Google/Apple/ Microsoft style
Hidden tracking services.
> I DO appreciate all the digging into this you have done here, pointing out so much, ... though there is likely even more within...
Guess, for the time being I should just delete the invasive app's and carry my handheld gps, if I need directions.
Thank you for all your efforts, and for sharing, very informative. Today our privacy (or lack of) depends on our own devices...
The onboard gps should have a co-ordinate fix of where it is in relation to the satellites, yes ?
It seems along the way some of the software started relying on Googles idea of using every wifi router and cell tower on earth to define locations. (?)
IF .... a fifty dollar hand held gps receiver can pin point its own location ?
Then what is all this Microsoft style bloatware still doing in an "open source" program.?
> I DO apologize if this sounds a bit like a "rant" but when I think of "Linux" I have always thought it was free of all this Google/Apple/ Microsoft style
Hidden tracking services.
> I DO appreciate all the digging into this you have done here, pointing out so much, ... though there is likely even more within...
Guess, for the time being I should just delete the invasive app's and carry my handheld gps, if I need directions.
Thank you for all your efforts, and for sharing, very informative. Today our privacy (or lack of) depends on our own devices...
