On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 03:52:49 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Wednesday, 3 February 2016 11:00:34 UTC, T i m wrote:
On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 10:01:55 +0000, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

On 02/02/16 22:15, Hilo Black wrote:


"Chris French" wrote in message
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The Natural Philosopher Wrote in message:
On 02/02/16 18:16, John Rumm wrote:


You realise google maps *is* a satnav these days?


When it tells me where I am, I will agree,

Until then it isn't

Google maps on my phone will tell me were I am

And does by default every time you use it.

But he doesn't have a phone that can run it.

Sigh. Google maps may be an adjunct to a GPS application, but it isn't
of itself any substitute for the GPS hardware that is designed to tell
everyone else where you are.

No, please tell me he doesn't actually think all GPS units are
trackers!!


https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=phone+tracking

So, that's phone tracking then, nothing to do with GPS units per-se?

Cheers, T i m