Windows 10

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How does Microsoft provide location services?
To provide location services, Microsoft assembles and maintains a database that records the location of certain mobile cell towers and Wi-Fi access points. These data points are used to calculate and provide an approximate location of the user's device by comparing the Wi-Fi access points and cell towers that a user's device can detect to the location database, which contains correlations of known Wi-Fi access points and cell towers to observed latitudes and longitudes.
Why don't you use GPS as a primary means to determine location for most phones?
GPS (Global Positioning System) is not available on all mobile devices or effective from all locations, particularly indoor locations and urban environments with tall buildings. Additionally, using GPS consumes more battery power and uses more data than using Wi-Fi or cell towers to determine location. The additional consumption can have an impact on mobile phone users by increasing data charges and draining the battery. Microsoft's location determination system uses a combination of available GPS, Wi-Fi access points, and cell towers to offer location services in the most efficient and effective manner.

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http://www.microsoft.com/security/online...vices.aspx
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windo...ce-privacy