So this is supposedly Telecom Operators proposing to the government that location services on phones should be permanently on. They argue that more precise device-level coordinates will help law-enforcement agencies during investigations, since current cell-tower based data only gives an approximate area.
How bizarre is it that telcos are pushing something that is a law enforcement concern. They’re not also suggesting phones should automatically switch off at night on behalf of the department of education because students who sleep more have better academic outcomes, are they?
Wouldn’t a more likely explanation be that they can sell your location data for more money this way?
hereme888•27m ago
"ICEA, which represents Apple and Google in India, warned in a confidential letter that forcing device-level tracking via A‑GPS would be a regulatory overreach and has no equivalent precedent in other countries."
So your theory would have to mean their national Telcos would benefit financially, but not Apple or Google.
JSR_FDED•40m ago
How bizarre is it that telcos are pushing something that is a law enforcement concern. They’re not also suggesting phones should automatically switch off at night on behalf of the department of education because students who sleep more have better academic outcomes, are they?
Wouldn’t a more likely explanation be that they can sell your location data for more money this way?
hereme888•27m ago
So your theory would have to mean their national Telcos would benefit financially, but not Apple or Google.