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    From Jan Panteltje@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 25 04:02:45 2024
    Location tracking of phones is out of control. Here’s how to fight back. Unique IDs assigned to Android and iOS devices threaten your privacy. Who knew?
    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/10/phone-tracking-tool-lets-government-agencies-follow-your-every-move/?itm_source=parsely-api

    scroll down to 'Fighting back' to see how to stop it.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From The Running Man@21:1/5 to alien@comet.invalid on Fri Oct 25 08:48:11 2024
    On 25/10/2024 06:02 Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> wrote:
    Location tracking of phones is out of control. Here???s how to fight back. Unique IDs assigned to Android and iOS devices threaten your privacy. Who knew?
    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/10/phone-tracking-tool-lets-government-agencies-follow-your-every-move/?itm_source=parsely-api

    scroll down to 'Fighting back' to see how to stop it.



    You need to turn location permission for apps off. Duh!

    I mean, I have location turned off all the time because I suspect that
    Google will vacuum it up regardless of the setting.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
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