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1957 points apokryptein | 1 comments | 02 Feb 25 17:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.231s | source

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beders ◴[02 Feb 25 19:51 UTC] No.42911199[source]▶

I'm surprised people think they have any kind of privacy - especially when using free services. They are not free. You pay with whatever data can be extracted from your devices and behavior.

Also, there's a looong list of companies who know the location of your mobile device, starting from the cell phone tower operator to Apple/Google and many in between.

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1. pas ◴[02 Feb 25 23:58 UTC] No.42913174[source]▶

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The article does not explain how PII gets into the databases, and the critical link the IDfV... how do databases connect it to people's name/address?

It gets leaked if the app I use gets my name/address, like Uber, right?

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Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down through in-app ads