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> I can be anonymous at Starbucks coffee shop and search google The "Google WiFi"? > I assume they are developing more unethical uses of personal data Why n
by czardoz 8y ago
> I can be anonymous at Starbucks coffee shop and search google
The "Google WiFi"?
> I assume they are developing more unethical uses of personal data
Why not make the same assumption about Google? They could jot down the MAC address of your device, and track you all over the place (not that they need to, since you already use Google maps).
- jasode 8y ago>They could jot down the MAC address of your device, and track you Yes but a wifi MAC address is not my real name. I'd be more concerned if Google bought a telecom company like AT&T/Verizon and linked phones' IMEI/ESN hardware numbers to search queries. The IMEI is absolutely linked to a real identity because it's the billing address of the person paying for the phone. The MAC address correlation seems more useful for targeted ads rather than abusing personal real names data like Equifax & Facebook.
- FB_goaway 8y agonot only that you can forge a MAC address in a number of ways, such as configuration, or with a bridge, there are very tiny routers that fit in a cigarette pack or a coffee cup.
- mda 8y agoWhy would they do that, It makes zero sense to assume they would do that and deliberately break their privacy policies.
- czardoz 8y agoOh, but it somehow makes sense to assume the other way for Facebook?
- mda 8y agoI don't think they knowingly violate their privacy policies either.
- lern_too_spel 8y agoFacebook (or really, Zuckerberg) has that track record.