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> cross-referenced with social networking information and other public data sets, such as Yelp and Google Places Probably would be safer to not publicize your
by ljk 10y ago
> cross-referenced with social networking information and other public data sets, such as Yelp and Google Places
Probably would be safer to not publicize your every move publicly too, even if it'd only slow the process down a little
- arca_vorago 10y agoThe real problem with issues like this is that while I have chosen to remove myself from certain social media (have a facebook but it's poisoned data), is that friends and family aren't as paranoid or knowledgeable about privacy implications as I am, so I have to remind people to not tag me, not upload photos of me, etc. Friends and family are reporting on their friends and family without even understanding the implications of what they are doing. It may seem benign at the moment, but given the nature of the turn-key totalitarian state, it's when that key gets turned and the cat starts getting walked back that this sort of information leakage from unexpected sources really becomes an issue.
- ljk 10y agoGood point, and facebook generates "phantom profiles" for people without an account too to make the data gathering even easier for them
- arca_vorago 10y agoIt does, hence why I suggest people manage their own but spike the data... and be sure to use tor or similar to connect. (Which I only check every six months or so, just to make sure facebook doesn't try to pull any more "oh hey, we made your entire profile public" stunts again.)
- dredmorbius 10y agoHow and what do you check for?
- arca_vorago 10y agoJust review privacy settings, check for tags from friends, simple stuff.