Summary:
- Smartphones can be used for silent GPS surveillance without the user's knowledge or consent, according to researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi.
- The researchers found that smartphone apps can secretly track a user's location and movements through the phone's GPS, even when the user has not granted location permissions to the app.
- This hidden GPS tracking can be used for surveillance and data collection without the user's knowledge, raising concerns about privacy and security.