@bespacific When I made the decision not to drive this was unimaginable. But now that automobiles have become location tracking devices, I am so very glad that I did.
Location #tracking of phones is out of control. Here’s how to fight back.
You likely have never heard of #BabelStreet or #LocationX , but chances are good that they know a lot about you and anyone else you know who keeps a phone nearby around the clock.
#privacy #geolocation #locationtracking #surveillance
It's really good that the Federal Appeals Court made this decision. That's a win for sure.
But the real story is that your mobile privacy means nothing, especially to Google. They can and will at any point for any reason hand over your location data to the police simply because you were in the area of a crime.
Don't trust Google. Monitor what apps have access to your location.
Livall “smart” helmet flaw exposes location tracking and privacy risks
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender blog: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/smart-helmet-flaw-exposes-location-tracking-and-privacy-risks/
Long thread/5
Ich habe gestern programmiert und etwas dazu geschrieben:
"Even Google staff complain that they can't figure out how to turn off location tracking [in Android]. Now, in any kind of sane world, this would be a prohibited activity. Section Five of the Federal Trade Commission Act gives the agency broad latitude to intervene to prevent ‘unfair and deceptive’ practices... And yet governments have taken no action."
#CoryDoctorow, 2023
https://www.tni.org/en/article/seizing-the-means-of-computation
Google thinks I've visited Russia this month. Umm whut?
#locationtracking #Google #computerbugs
Apple and Google join forces to combat AirTag stalking.
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender blog: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/apple-and-google-join-forces-to-combat-airtag-stalking/
Data privacy query- now answered!