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title: 'Smartphones and sensors'
url: 'https://rtc.eauchat.org/en/guides/smartphones-sensors'
markdown: 'https://rtc.eauchat.org/en/guides/smartphones-sensors.md'
lang: en
date: '2024-04-04'
description: 'A major difference between a computer and a smartphone, is that a smartphone contains a great amount of sensors that can track, record, and reveal many aspects of your private life. Usually smartphones can record: locations (GPS) sounds (microphones) images (cameras) acceleration and movement comp…'
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# Smartphones and sensors

[](#)# Smartphones and sensors

A major difference between a computer and a smartphone, is that a smartphone contains a great amount of sensors that can track, record, and reveal many aspects of your private life. Usually smartphones can record:

- locations (GPS)
- sounds (microphones)
- images (cameras)
- acceleration and movement
- compass
- magnetic fields
- light (luminosity sensors)

Smartphones can also usually communicate, send and receive all kinds of data distantly via:

- GSM telephony networks
- wifi networks
- bluetooth
- RFID chip readers (the kind of chips that are in credit card, id card, public transportation pass...)

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