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Location tracking of phones is out of control. Here’s how to fight back. (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

People can be irrational like that. But I bet if there’s a really successful horror movie where the killer finds the victim’s location then people will care.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I feel like this needs to be real, not a movie. Not someone who gets killed, just someone who sees their own data

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

You can take it a step further. If you live in an area with a lot of theft, put some tracking tags on things that tend to get stolen, then see how easily you can track them down. An attacker can track your phone in much the same way as you tracking down that tag, so if you have a particularly motivated stalker, they could figure out exactly where you are.