Video: Apple Now Has New Location-Tracking Powers
The Apple Maps app is displayed on an Apple Watch during an event in San Francisco. Eric Risberg/AP File Photo
How the tech company is improving upon GPS for its users.
Despite some directional mishaps a few years ago, Apple is once again trying to improve its mapping programs.
The tech giant recently purchased company Coherent Navigation, which has created a more precise version of GPS, allowing low-orbit communication satellites to tell where a user is located within a matter of inches, rather than a matter of feet.
However, there are concerns this technology could be used for more nefarious purposes other than to help people get to where they need to go.
To learn more, check out the video below, from CNET:
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