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Until there is a law, there is nothing to stop them. So you need the law. First person to reach out to would be Ron Wyden, he has been a reliable advocate in th

Until there is a law, there is nothing to stop them. So you need the law. First person to reach out to would be Ron Wyden, he has been a reliable advocate in this space. https://www.wyden.senate.gov/ https://www.wyden.senate.gov/

marekful 10mo ago
Nothing legal prevents them from trying but if you block the tracking then your not in the wrong, and if you prove they tracked you in your lunch break and after work, you might have a good chance at winning in court for invasion of privacy.
- toomuchtodo 10mo ago
  Very true, I support this, but the law is still needed imho unless we're fine normalizing the continuation of corporations tightening the screws on workers to keep their labor costs within their desired tolerances. It's about control, of course, as it always is. Protect the human from bad actors, broadly speaking. I would be chuffed if I see someone present on breaking this at Defcon this year.
  - marekful 10mo ago
    There are some questions, too. Can I track my boss if he can track me? Can I install a key-logger on the CFO's laptop? Why not? They just want to see where I am, and I just want to see what key they hit...
    - toomuchtodo 10mo ago
      You could potentially purchase profiles on them from a data broker, and make them public if not illegal in your jurisdiction.
  - boogrpants 10mo ago
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    - reactordev 10mo ago
      Laws are for them, not for us. It’s to keep us in their pockets. In line. Working. Till we die. Written by the wealthy and powerful to remain wealthy and powerful.
      - boogrpants 10mo ago
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- direwolf20 10mo ago
  Invasion of privacy is legal in the US.
- pixl97 10mo ago
  Most of this will be under 'tracking the corporate asset'. They aren't tracking you as a person, but instead a laptop or phone of which they own or control. That's going to be much harder to defeat in the US.
direwolf20 10mo ago
Other things can stop things.
- idle_zealot 10mo ago
  Without some sort of organized intervention this sort of tracking will only get worse. A law is the basic way to enforce collective behavior, but sure, if your government doesn't pass one then you should organize some other way. Probably a union in this case.
  - direwolf20 10mo ago
    You could also spam it full of fake data

marekful 10mo ago

Nothing legal prevents them from trying but if you block the tracking then your not in the wrong, and if you prove they tracked you in your lunch break and after work, you might have a good chance at winning in court for invasion of privacy.

toomuchtodo 10mo ago
Very true, I support this, but the law is still needed imho unless we're fine normalizing the continuation of corporations tightening the screws on workers to keep their labor costs within their desired tolerances. It's about control, of course, as it always is. Protect the human from bad actors, broadly speaking. I would be chuffed if I see someone present on breaking this at Defcon this year.
- marekful 10mo ago
  There are some questions, too. Can I track my boss if he can track me? Can I install a key-logger on the CFO's laptop? Why not? They just want to see where I am, and I just want to see what key they hit...
  - toomuchtodo 10mo ago
    You could potentially purchase profiles on them from a data broker, and make them public if not illegal in your jurisdiction.
- boogrpants 10mo ago
  [flagged]
  - reactordev 10mo ago
    Laws are for them, not for us. It’s to keep us in their pockets. In line. Working. Till we die. Written by the wealthy and powerful to remain wealthy and powerful.
    - boogrpants 10mo ago
      [dead]
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direwolf20 10mo ago
Invasion of privacy is legal in the US.
pixl97 10mo ago
Most of this will be under 'tracking the corporate asset'. They aren't tracking you as a person, but instead a laptop or phone of which they own or control. That's going to be much harder to defeat in the US.

direwolf20 10mo ago

Other things can stop things.

idle_zealot 10mo ago
Without some sort of organized intervention this sort of tracking will only get worse. A law is the basic way to enforce collective behavior, but sure, if your government doesn't pass one then you should organize some other way. Probably a union in this case.
- direwolf20 10mo ago
  You could also spam it full of fake data