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Your Phone Knows You’re at the Doctor, and Data Brokers Do, Too — Then Profit From It (kffhealthnews.org)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/private/p/1501511/your-phone-knows-youre-at-the-doctor-and-data-brokers-do-too-then-profit-from-it

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[–] 1 point 14 hours ago (2 children)

I would be delighted to profit from it. But somehow I don't think that's what is being offered.

Ever consider turning off location services?

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  • [–] 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 child)

    Here is a fun read:

    https://blog.apnic.net/2018/05/24/securing-internet-geolocation-client-presence-verification/

    https://arxiv.org/abs/1802.05169

    https://people.scs.carleton.ca/~paulv/papers/CPV-TDSC-authorcopy.pdf

    tldr: only way to not be located is to leave all smart devices at home (and hope nobody with smart glasses will cross your path, but this part is not in the links)

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