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diff --git a/static/usage.html b/static/usage.html index 54b9beff..7db57886 100644 --- a/static/usage.html +++ b/static/usage.html @@ -726,16 +726,17 @@ 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"> |