Tldr it's used to make initial GPS fix faster by getting satellite positioning information.
Not a fan of how they say "we didn't say it's a backdoor," but have "secretly share" in the URL and article title.
there is an important difference between sending data and accepting remote control
That's a good read, especially the additional context at the bottom of the article.
After a quick search: Izatcloud is qualcomm extended satellite positioning, which may be a different version of GPS. But not entirely sure, here is a privacy related article about it. https://restoreprivacy.com/qualcomm-denies-unlawful-user-location-data-collection-on-phones/
@AlbinJose1001 base host appears to be some location provider from Qualcomm? http://izatcloud.net/
I don't know. My xiaomi device is making crazy amount of connections to.... Xiaomi.net, Xiaomi.com, Miui.com, idmb-app-chat-global-xiaomi10-407281533.ap-south-1.elb.amazonaws.com And now... xtrapath1.izatcloud.net
As others have said, manufacturer telemetry. Just the usual built-in spyware that people are fine with for some reason... Everyone does it, they're just bad at hiding it in this case.
I asked very similar question here.
https://lemmy.world/post/7424307
The address is diffrent because you have older phone.
Is *.xtracloud.net related? I found it in my logs.
Yes it absolutely is. It’s also Qualcomms.
Yes, it's the newer version of the two. OP has an older device
Yeah, It's izatcloud.net related.
