GPS has made a major impact on our world. How is it a free service that anyone with a phone can access? How is it profitable for companies to offer services like navigation without subscription fees or ads?
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We pay for it through taxes. It was deemed a very useful service for everyone to have access to after a navigation error caused a plane to fly off course and get shot down.
As for navigation services if it’s free then you are the product. A company like google is collecting tons of information about everyone’s travel and commuting habits as well as traffic patterns that they can turn around and sell to other business.
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