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Surely your phone is still repeatedly in touch with Google servers because you've got all that Google software on there. Just because you haven't signed in with

• skybrian 7y ago
  It doesn't mean they know who you are, either. That depends on what data is transmitted, what is stored, who has access to it, and what it means philosophically to know who someone is. There is not enough information to say. If there is tracking data associated with a phone but it's not associated with your real name, in what sense can you say they know you? There is a risk someone (who?) can connect it with other data somehow, and then all the pieces fall into place. But maybe it hasn't happened yet? So, this is all preventative. Nobody knows what's going to happen, but better to avoid tracking, just in case.
  • lonelappde 7y ago
    If the police come to arrest Mr Anonymous because my phone activity matches something of interest, they will learn who I am when they knock down my door. My phone has a cellular account with my name attached to it.
    • skybrian 7y ago
      Well, at least you have a fairly specific threat model. But opsec for avoiding discovery by the police seems pretty hard?
  • dredmorbius 7y ago
    Postal code (available via weak geocoding) of work + home locations is 90% effective in identifying a single individual. Anynymised hash caad09aeb361e1d6052c81db1db0e8523e34fca0909b6b2f21bd2ae39f9045e2 with > 0.90 probability of nocturnal location X and diurnal location Y is not anonymous.