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I have no idea of the answer to this question but I'd like to hear from you folks: Given that these lovely shiny devices aren't going away (phew!), is there a
by baggers 14y ago
I have no idea of the answer to this question but I'd like to hear from you folks:
Given that these lovely shiny devices aren't going away (phew!), is there a technological fix to being tracked?
I mean, signals need to reach the phone so the location of the phone needs to be known. What is out there that could allow us to use this awesome technology without essentially handing our every waking movement to a 3rd party who can be easily forced to hand the data over?
- BCM43 14y agoAs far as I can see, nothing. You need to authenticate to the cell networks to receive phone calls, and when you do that they get your location. Even if they don't know whose phone it is, it's not very hard to figure out based on where they go. I simply don't carry a cell phone. I've found it does not impact my life as much as you would expect. I simply make plans ahead of time.
- malandrew 14y agoCan we at least build a device that tunnels everything we do on the device to one or more servers under our control in other jurisdictions via SSL so that the only information that can be gathered from a device is GPS location data and nothing else?
- BCM43 14y agoYes, that's already possible as long as you trust the operating system. But it seems like people are really concerned about the GPS location data.