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Yea, I'm thinking of ditching my sim card or living mostly in airplane mode with wifi. I don't want to be part of a system where even the cell phone carriers ar
by TACIXAT 8y ago
Yea, I'm thinking of ditching my sim card or living mostly in airplane mode with wifi. I don't want to be part of a system where even the cell phone carriers are selling my real time location.
- jstarfish 8y agoYou do realize location tracking via wifi broadcasts (not even AP association!) is a thing, right? http://digitalmortar.com/overview-in-store-tracking-technology/ http://digitalmortar.com/overview-in-store-tracking-technolo... You'll be part of the system as long as you have a phone. (...and as long as you have a face, if projections are to be believed.)
- TACIXAT 8y agoYea, it's pretty awful. Beyond that you also have to trust that the phone is doing what it says (not broadcasting wifi beacons when wifi is off). A faraday caged messenger bag has been on my list for stuff to make. I've also been trying to think of an acceptable mask to wear in public and I saw someone on my train home with a mirrored face visor. [1] No time soon, but good to keep in mind. License plates are pretty bad too, photography in public is legal, so anyone could set up a dense enough camera network and track you everywhere you go via license plate. The most obvious case would be governments processing the video / images from cameras on traffic lights. 1. https://www.amazon.com/_/dp/B073WB4KSF https://www.amazon.com/_/dp/B073WB4KSF