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jr62
14y ago
This is certainly no worse than what Facebook's collecting, and their opt-out controls mean there's not a lot to be worried about. If you're really paranoid about privacy you should be concerned about Google, not Twitter. Try counting the n
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15y ago
How are they tracking unique activations? IMEI numbers seems the most likely possibility to me, but I wouldn't think Google would keep a list of all the numbers on their servers.
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15y ago
So there's a way to establish two-way communication with an Android device, without enabling any permissions. But it's a very obvious system (works by launching intents, just like every other Android function), so it's hardly something that
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jr62
15y ago
So if I route my traffic through a Russian host, suddenly it becomes a terrible danger? Sounds like a pretty badly informed investigation team, who leaped to conclusions without justifying their claims properly.
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15y ago
On Chrome 14 (Linux), when I click "eval" it doesn't show the alert dialog. Even leaving the default text there. It's an interesting concept though, would definitely be good to see an explanation of how it works.
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15y ago
This one's just free - no contest.
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3D Traceroute
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15y ago
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15y ago
http://hntrends.jerodsanto.net/?q=google%2C+apple