On June 27, 2026, a hands-on test by Taiwan's The Reporter revealed that China's Amap, while not logged in on iOS, uploads high-precision GPS location and device sensor data to Alibaba Cloud servers on the mainland on average every 3 seconds, raising national security and privacy concerns.
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2026-10-04 01:51 · 🖼 “中国高德地图 跨境定位风险：每3秒回传定位资讯、暗藏可追溯使用者代码”
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中国数字时代转报导者：中国“高德地图”跨境定位风险
2026-10-06 18:20 · 今年4月底，中国导航软件“高德地图”因功能齐全在台湾迅速走红，并快速冲上下载排行榜。
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Taiwan media's hands-on test reveals China's Amap sending high-precision location data back to mainland servers every three seconds
2026.06.25 · Reported
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