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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 7 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 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 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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