https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2401.17594/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44945394urn:hackerpapers:mention:2401.17594:44945394Mon, 18 Aug 2025 21:12:45 GMT<p>&gt; Carrier tracking isn&#x27;t precise as GPS tracking via the phone. Not any more. 5G changes this now that the location spying is baked into the cell tech itself. The base stations are literally steering the beam to follow you in order to achieve such high bandwidth. See “5G NR Positioning Enhancements in 3GPP Release-18” (2024): https://arxiv.org/html/2401.17594v1 “New radio (NR) positioning in the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Release 18 (Rel-18) enables 5G-advanced networks to achieve ultra-high accuracy positioning without dependence on global navigation satellite systems…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2401.17594/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.IT