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authorDaniel Micay <danielmicay@gmail.com>2022-01-22 12:00:04 -0500
committerDaniel Micay <danielmicay@gmail.com>2022-01-22 12:00:04 -0500
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privacy rather than increasing it. If you need to use a hidden AP, make sure
to delete the saved network afterwards.</p>
- <p>Wi-Fi and Bluetooth scanning for improving location detection are disabled by
- default, unlike the stock OS. These can be toggled in Settings ➔ Location ➔ Location
- Services ➔ Wi-Fi and Bluetooth scanning. These features enable scanning even when Wi-Fi or
- Bluetooth is disabled, so these need to be kept disabled to fully disable the radios when
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are disabled. GrapheneOS doesn't yet have an implementation of a coarse
- location service to supplement GPS location, so enabling these options doesn't
- actually do anything at the moment. Implementing a supplementary location service is
- planned but we need a robust, secure and private implementation via a local database.
- The initial focus will likely be a cell phone tower database, so these features still
- wouldn't be relevant.</p>
+ <p>Wi-Fi and Bluetooth scanning for improving location detection are disabled
+ by default, unlike the stock OS. These can be toggled in Settings ➔ Location ➔
+ Location Services ➔ Wi-Fi and Bluetooth scanning. These features enable
+ scanning even when Wi-Fi or Bluetooth is disabled, so these need to be kept
+ disabled to fully disable the radios when Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are disabled.
+ GrapheneOS itself doesn't currently include a supplementary location service
+ based on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth scanning. These options impact whether apps such
+ as sandboxed Google Play are able to use the functionality if you grant them
+ the Location permission. GrapheneOS plans to eventually include an OS service
+ based on local databases rather than a network-based service giving the user's
+ location to a server whenever location is being used.</p>
</section>
<section id="wifi-privacy-associated">