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Considering the companies like NSO Group offer the same feature-rich tracking software, but on a far, far worse government/terrorism level or to anyone with dee
by bastard_op 4y ago
Considering the companies like NSO Group offer the same feature-rich tracking software, but on a far, far worse government/terrorism level or to anyone with deep pockets, I'm not surprised companies like Life360 sell their wares as low-hanging fruit doing much the same in the name of pristine parental concern. Really all the same in the feature set, just with different levels plausible deniability, at least until now.
Now at least the cat is out of the bag, so if someone has 25 wives or kids, hey that might be just a bit weird to flag for abuse and turn them into the thought police. Even if one spouse and one child in a family, a parent could still be terrorizing the others with the app, so who's to say where to draw a line to determine abuse.
I don't see Live360 stopping sale of their wares whether tracking families or tricks as a low-cost leader in herding humans. Better they exist or not at all? Can't put the cat back in the bag now.
- mpeg 4y agoHow is this app anywhere near NSO Group’s software in terms of features? Life360 doesn’t attempt to hide itself, and makes its features clear to the user (eg you have to opt in to being tracked) while NSO makes spyware that exploits the phone to bypass user controls and hide itself. The two couldn’t be more different.