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Location tracking of phones is out of control. Here’s how to fight back. (arstechnica.com)
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[–] Tire@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.

[–] Scolding7300@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month 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

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month 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.