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   rbowman to Ragnusen Ultred   
   Re: How does a Wi-Fi only tablet route o   
   29 Mar 18 19:57:31   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.home.repair   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On 03/29/2018 03:47 PM, Ragnusen Ultred wrote:   
   > Q: Is Google using previously stored WiFi AP SSIDs in the offline maps to   
   > locate your position, or, is the tablet's Wi-Fi automatically connecting to   
   > open APs, and hence giving away the location by that method?   
      
   An app can query the GPS in your tablet and plot the position using   
   local geodata that was downloaded when you were connected.   
      
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