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Article title is "AMERICAN PHONE-TRACKING FIRM DEMO’D SURVEILLANCE POWERS BY SPYING ON CIA AND NSA". I think that's much clearer than the submission title, which took me a few rereads to parse.
Android 'improve location accuracy' seems to hunt for previously geocoded wifi beacons, to locate those people who have their phone GPS disabled. It's surprising to me how people are willing to allow their phones to send this info to data brokers.
Oh, they just click Yes after google maps asked them literally every time they try to locate themselves on a map. This is clearly a dark pattern and a constant reminder why Google cannot be trusted.
I don't know if this is still the case as I don't see a high accuracy option in settings anymore.
Sorry can't find better sources. Just personal experience and: https://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3/5023... https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/location-mode-sets-to-hig...