Give permission. Don't give permission. They know where you are anyway
Give permission. Don't give permission. They know where you are anyway
How I tracked myself down using leaked location data in the in-app ads, and what I found along the way.
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An amazing bit of digital detective work here. Seems like Linux mobile is your only off ramp from being exhaustively tracked
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Even with Linux it wouldn't be that safe, if apps were doing this crap.
16 0 ReplyWe just have to stop using the internet at this point
9 0 ReplyYou'd want to be using only Linux apps that weren't recording and reporting everything. Much easier to get in Linux than Apple/android
5 2 ReplyYou know the towers log data too, right? And that websites themselves can track you regardless of what OS you use, right?
Privacy is good, but stop with this "Linux is a magic weapon" BS.
5 1 ReplySeparate dongle for internet using a hotspot can help. No system is perfect but Linux phone is an excellent first step
1 0 ReplyYou miss my meaning. All the servers that your info passes through, all the cell towers, etc, can and in many cases do track you(even as just routine loggings). Thinking that running anything makes you more secure while connecting to a giant public network is naive.
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