Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months ago

Give permission. Don't give permission. They know where you are anyway

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Give permission. Don't give permission. They know where you are anyway

Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months ago

Everyone knows your location

How I tracked myself down using leaked location data in the in-app ads, and what I found along the way.

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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4•9 months ago
Wonder how the app sent geolocation with Location Services disabled.
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  3•9 months ago
  It may have estimated location data with IP from Wi-Fi. Location Services turns on GPS but that is not the only way of getting location.

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