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We're already filmed by several cameras any time we're out in public. We're also tracked by our phones, unless we turn them off. Privacy of what places you vis
by BurningFrog 1y ago
We're already filmed by several cameras any time we're out in public. We're also tracked by our phones, unless we turn them off.
Privacy of what places you visit is already pretty much dead. We're the last generation who lived like that.
I'm not saying this is good or bad. Just that it is, and we have to adapt.
- lazide 1y agoMost new phones are trackable even if they are off, even.
- RunningDroid 1y ago> Most new phones are trackable even if they are off, even. For anyone wondering how this works: the cellular modem is a separate general-purpose computer that runs code from the manufacturer and the service provider, the only thing needed to allow tracking a phone that's off is circuitry to allow the modem to draw power independent of the rest of the phone.
- SoftTalker 1y agoAnother good reason to prefer phones with physical switches to cut off the radios. Or removable batteries. Or both. I guess a faraday pouch might be helpful, but I recall reading these aren't really as effective as many people believe.
- lazide 1y agoI’ve had an iPhone receive a call inside a locked steel 50 cal ammo can. No clue how that is possible, but it happened. I guess the gasket let enough EM through? Amusingly, crumpled aluminum foil seems to have a better track record.
- quesera 1y agoPlanar surfaces do not attenuate as well as irregular surfaces. Same principle applies in the visual spectrum.
- geysersam 1y agoWhat's the purpose of such contraptions?
- lazide 1y agoFind my phone (as a benign example!) doesn’t work very well if you can’t find it if it’s off.