The state of the Location permission on Fedora Linux in 2025
Quoting: The state of the Location permission on Fedora Linux in 2025 - Fedora Magazine —
For many mobile devices it is useful to get the current location. This is usually done using a GPS sensor, where the coordinates (latitude and longitude as given by the satellites) allow for step-by-step directions to the desired destination.
However, sometimes using the GPS isn’t desirable. This may be due to the high battery usage, or sometimes the device doesn’t have a GPS sensor at all. Even more interesting, the user might hit a GPS sensor limitation (such as being indoors) meaning there is a need for a secondary way to detect location to either replace or augment the GPS data.
But, what would that secondary source of data be? The alternative source needs to be some public data that is available for everyone, and we do have those! There are Wifi network identifiers, mobile cell towers data, and Bluetooth beacons. All of these are broadcast constantly, or almost constantly.