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My entry point into this whole fiasco was finding a bug that let anyone track anybody with just a cellphone number: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/05/servi...

In this case, the site was selling real-time location data from cell carriers, meaning that there was virtually nothing that an individual could use to protect themselves (short of using a burner or no phone at all).

It’s great to see some strong action is being taken here against the sale of location data, and I hope the bans can be extended more broadly (and to Canada, please!)

parent nneonneo 3 years ago

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