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TidBITS take on a New York Times article: "Twelve Million Phones, One Dataset, Zero Privacy" (https://tidbits.com/2019/12/19/the-new-york-times-reveals-how-completely-our-every-move-is-tracked/#discussion)
...THE COMPANIES THAT COLLECT all this information on your movements justify their business on the basis of three claims: People consent to be tracked, the data is anonymous and the data is secure.
None of those claims hold up, based on the file we’ve obtained and our review of company practices.
Yes, the location data contains billions of data points with no identifiable information like names or email addresses. But it’s child’s play to connect real names to the dots that appear on the maps...
If you won't take the time to read the NYT article, please, at least take a look at the TidBITS suggestions on "What You Can Do to Protect Your Privacy Now".
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I have the ultimate solution for privacy: I don't have a smart phone. Yes, I have a cheap, $10 Samsung cell phone, but it only makes phone calls, nothing else. It suits my needs perfectly.
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it only makes phone calls, nothing else
No wonder my SPAM scripts have not been reaching you!!! :wallbash: