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What kind of Telemetry do you allow? (i.imgur.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I allow everything from FOSS that I like, you?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

GPS is "passive". It's basically (i'm oversimplifying) sitting there listening to the satellites each broadcasting info, then triangulates itself based on the passive receipt of that data.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

i think they are referencing map apps vs gps as a technology

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hmm... possible... fuck those though. Just buy a Garmin.

[–] Salix 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do those have good traffic data? Because some people still need that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, there's a receiver built into the charger.