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I'm pretty sure that lots and lots of companies are collecting and selling data. What I really wonder is whether disclosure of these sorts of leaks is selectiv
by verisimi 5y ago
I'm pretty sure that lots and lots of companies are collecting and selling data.
What I really wonder is whether disclosure of these sorts of leaks is selective. I suspect it is. The point being that in showing one or 2 cases, and then showing the system taking a retrospective action, gives the impression that we are being protected. I suspect that grindr has been selected as a sacrificial lamb (of little consequence - eg its not tinder) - and will possible be put through some legal process and appear to be made an example of.
If so, the news will have some headlines, and it will appear that the governance process is doing its job.
I don't think we are being protected though - it would be easy to pass legislation that made these sorts of actions illegal. What is being protected is the reputation of those businesses undertaking the collection. The cost is that we are kept in ignorance of how bad and systemic the situation really is.
- pedro2 5y agoAurora Store allows to list the trackers embedded in apps you install.
- a-dub 5y agothere's another system i saw on here that uses the VPN api to monitor for saas adware connections in apps. i think it was developed in europe or was part of a research project. the future of firewalls will be keeping your data in is my bet...
- heavyset_go 5y agoAnyone have a link to this or have information that makes finding it easier?
- a-dub 5y agofound it! https://trackercontrol.org/ https://trackercontrol.org/
- a-dub 5y agoworth noting that this doesn't catch instances where the app developer collects the data itself and then sells it (as opposed to just linking in a collection library from the third party). i suspect that there will probably be some cool research projects that try to embed identifiable watermarks in behavioral data and then attempt to detect them in purchasable data or data products and/or realtime behavior of ad companies.
- heavyset_go 5y agoThanks
- pessimizer 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_hangout https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_hangout