Everyone knows your location
timsh.org
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

    • Morys@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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      21 days ago

      You’d want to be using only Linux apps that weren’t recording and reporting everything. Much easier to get in Linux than Apple/android

      • fishos@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        20 days ago

        You 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.

        • Morys@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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          20 days ago

          Separate dongle for internet using a hotspot can help. No system is perfect but Linux phone is an excellent first step