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Experts explained the risks of using geolocation on mobile devices

Experts explained the risks of using geolocation on mobile devices

Experts from the service center explained that the constant use of geolocation on a smartphone, although convenient for determining the location by applications, entails a number of serious negative consequences.

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This leads to a significant increase in battery consumption, since the device constantly uses GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks to determine coordinates, which is especially noticeable with high background activity of programs.

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In addition, the constant operation of geolocation services leads to increased use of mobile traffic due to active data exchange via the Internet.

Location information user can be used by advertising companies to display personalized advertising, which many perceive as intrusive tracking.

Finally, there are privacy risks, as applications that have access to geolocation can collect data on the user's movements, creating a potential threat of leakage of personal information.

Despite all these risks, experts emphasize that geolocation remains a useful tool in various situations, for example, for navigation, obtaining accurate weather forecasts or finding the nearest businesses and institutions.

Natasha Kumar

By Natasha Kumar

Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116

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