Added by Anonymous about 4 years ago. Updated about 3 years ago.
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This is true at least for 004 version.
Location should be off by default then users can choose whether they want it on later.
Thanks a lot for the report.
I'm unsure how to change that without more research. So unless someone else sends a patch for it on the mailing list, it most probably won't make it to the 0004.
As for the impact, most users are probably using only free software applications, so the impact is limited.
Given that we have a huge privacy bug (leak of calling or called numbers) that is fixed in the 0004(-rc), it's probably best not to delay more than necessary that release.
As for the localization capabilities:Denis.
Ah and I forgot: in the 0004 we will have a script (modem.sh) that can disable the modem completely. If the modem is connected to the network, that network (or computers listening to the airwaves) can localize the phone with 10 or 20 meters of accuracy.
As the flight mode doesn't really disable the modem, we cannot give any guarantee that the phone cannot be localized if the modem is in flight mode.
Denis.