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>I hate the concept. But this is not the right case to test the tool against. To which case are you referring? TFA doesn't appear to refer to any ongoing liti
by nobody9999 9mo ago
>I hate the concept. But this is not the right case to test the tool against.
To which case are you referring? TFA doesn't appear to refer to any ongoing litigation associated with the "Tangles" software.
Or are you referring to warrantless geo-fence tracking as a poor use case for the software?
- nilamo 9mo agoTracking the population without cause is never the right use case for anything.
- nobody9999 9mo ago>Tracking the population without cause is never the right use case for anything. Agreed. Which is why I submitted this in the first place. But AFAICT, it's orthogonal to GP's comment. Or not. Which is why I asked for clarification.
- asdff 9mo agoTransit and traffic planners would be foaming at the mouth for real commute data like this instead of just fixed point count data.
- greyface- 9mo agoTransit fare collection systems in many metros already log tap on / tap off location data and make it accessible to planners (and police).
- bethekidyouwant 9mo agoGoogle has it
- gruez 9mo agoAFAIK they're moving their stuff to be on device https://www.reddit.com/r/GoogleMaps/comments/1diivt3/megathread_google_maps_timeline_moving_to/ https://www.reddit.com/r/GoogleMaps/comments/1diivt3/megathr...
- SlightlyLeftPad 9mo agoTrust is really low that this will not be shadow-mined anyway. There’s far too much money to be made. This reads like greenwashing to me. Makes someone on the board feel good but in reality, fingerprinting and location data is still completely identifiable.
- JumpCrisscross 9mo ago> which case are you referring? The example given at the top of the article. We want Tangle or whatever used idiotically to strike down its use in federal court.