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Locator in my pocket
« on: December 04, 2013, 12:43:31 pm »
Your Phone is Tracking Your Every Move on a Hidden Map.

http://www.complex.com/tech/2013/12/ios7-google-hidden-map-tracking-?utm_campaign=complexmag+socialflow+12+2013&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socia

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Re: Locator in my pocket
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2013, 12:49:04 pm »
Isn't this a known by now?
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« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2013, 12:53:38 pm »
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« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2013, 12:56:56 pm »
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Re: Locator in my pocket
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2013, 01:01:28 pm »
Quote from: techb on December 04, 2013, 12:49:04 pm
Isn't this a known by now?




Yes and no, at least no so easily.




Ps: sorry for the formating, thanks for fix it.
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Re: Locator in my pocket
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2013, 01:04:43 pm »
Quote from: techb on December 04, 2013, 12:56:56 pm
I don't have any location history.
It can tell my where i have been on vacation since 2012 and what places i visited on my vacation.
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Re: Locator in my pocket
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2013, 02:28:24 pm »
Quote from: Factionwars on December 04, 2013, 01:04:43 pm
It can tell my where i have been on vacation since 2012 and what places i visited on my vacation.
I'm happy that I've never associated my google account with my mobile phone :)

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Google Location History is not yet enabled for your Google Account. Please enable Location History and check back in a few days to allow for enough location history to be collected.
Google, go fuck yourself, kk?
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« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2013, 03:40:35 pm »
lol this is scary news for idiots that keep their GPS and Wifi turned on 24/7.
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Re: Locator in my pocket
« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2013, 05:01:00 pm »
Quote from: Kulverstukas on December 04, 2013, 03:40:35 pm
lol this is scary news for idiots that keep their GPS and Wifi turned on 24/7.






Not quite sure, I think the question is no so simple as that.




http://radar.oreilly.com/2011/04/apple-location-tracking.html
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Re: Locator in my pocket
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2013, 07:12:14 pm »
Well, yeah, it's for iphone, murica.
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« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2013, 08:26:18 pm »
Quote from: Factionwars on December 04, 2013, 01:04:43 pm
It can tell my where i have been on vacation since 2012 and what places i visited on my vacation.

Google asks you if he can geolocalise you when you visit the home page, it is not WTF, it is just NSA Fuck :')
 
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« Reply #11 on: December 05, 2013, 01:33:17 am »
Quote from: Kanade on December 04, 2013, 08:26:18 pm
(...)it is not WTF, it is just NSA Fuck :')
Lol! Nice one, cookie for you.
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Re: Locator in my pocket
« Reply #12 on: December 05, 2013, 06:42:14 am »
They dont have to insert a chip in your body because people are quite happy to carry it around all day out of free will.
And about that, seriously they do that ?
Its been known a long time, besides not only gvs but also private parties collect and sell this data.
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Re: Locator in my pocket
« Reply #13 on: December 05, 2013, 07:08:22 am »
Quote from: jmcc on December 04, 2013, 12:43:31 pm
Your Phone is Tracking Your Every Move on a Hidden Map.
HOLY SHIT REALLY?!?! NO ONE FUCKING TOLD ME!!
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Re: Locator in my pocket
« Reply #14 on: December 05, 2013, 09:21:01 am »
Quote from: Kanade on December 04, 2013, 08:26:18 pm
Google asks you if he can geolocalise you when you visit the home page, it is not WTF, it is just NSA Fuck :')
 
Well it might have slipped by then but i almost always disable that feature. I can also see that it maps my google map route searches
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