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Those are two different things. Tracking the location via cell network just gives an approximate location, anywhere within the cell towers reception area. GPS data doesn't get shared with anyone unless you choose to share it.
If companies want your GPS data then you have to share it with them.
Nah the new protocols like 5g use super sensitive time based encoding, the protocols wouldn't work if the towers didn't know your distance very accurately.
Way back in the day with actual cellular phones, yeah you could only be placed really accurately when you were in a cell overlap area.
Sure they do.
Don't worry I'm not going to explain why that makes zero sense, you can keep wearing your fetching tin foil hat.
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