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bitcoinaz | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 You're using the gps. And they already know what's your device's IMEI. And if your network is active they can triangulate your position and speed by cell towers anyway. They don't even need the app  🤷🏻
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kristapsk | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 GPS and mobile connection with IMEI are two uncorrelated things. Precision for triangulation on a highway in countryside will not be precise enough to reliably know the speed.
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bitcoinaz | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I k ow they're different.
That's what the navigation app does, uses gps, mobile and wi-fi networks. It puts the together.
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NoSand | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Modern GPS has a resolution of ~1m. It can very accurately determine speed.
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kristapsk | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I was talking about triangulation from cell towers not GPS.
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Vlad | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I’m also talking about speeding tickets here.
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bitcoinaz | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Yes, i skipped that. If the navigation is embedded in the car than yes it works. If navigation is on the phone is hard to prove who or what was in motion.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/feb/03/berlin-artist-uses-99-phones-trick-google-maps-traffic-jam-alert