On Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:24:06 +0100, David Wade wrote:
> Why would they need any of that stuff. Each phone has a unique IMEI
> number. The network needs to know which tower you are connected to, and
> to do this it tracks the IMEI. It needs to know who owns the IMEI to
> bill you.
Hi David Wade,
I don't know if you're in the UK or in the USA (or elsewhere), where in the
USA, the government and private companies aren't allowed to share the IMEI
location based information of individuals without a specific court order
(AFAIK), as explained rather clearly in the well-cited Wall Street Journal
article referenced (was it not?).
However, even in the UK, you can _still_ protect yourself from privacy
leaks, although less so because, as the WSJ clearly noted, you have fewer
protections from government intrusion on your activities.
To be clear, this thread is a _technical_ thread, for adults only.
o The topic is based on the information exposed in the WSJ article cited.
These are _adult_ topics, for _technically astute_ people.
o These are not topics for worthless pieces of shit like Martyn Barclay is.
*This is an _adult_ topic - of technical import*.
Clearly, any adult who read the WSJ article was therefore apprised of:
A. Ad related privacy leaks
B. Advertiser related privacy leaks
C. Location services related privacy leaks
The intent of this technical thread is to further our knowledge of:
1. Privacy leaks via advertisements served (which can be blocked); and,
2. Privacy leaks via the Advertiser ID (which can be eliminated);
3. Privacy leaks via location services (which can be blocked).
For example..
a. I automatically block all ads (if any) served "to" my phone; and,
b. I instantly eliminated the Advertiser ID on my phone long ago; and,
c. I automatically wipe out all unnecessary location services on sight.
*AD LEAKS*
However, I don't know everything there is to know about how to do those
things (e.g., I only wrote the tutorial on AdClear just last week, after a
purposefully helpful technically astute _adult_ user on c.m.a suggested
it).
*ADVERTISER ID LEAKS*
Facts show I long ago wrote the tutorial on instantly eliminating the
Advertiser ID on Android (unfortunately, it's impossible to have this kind
of privacy on iOS and still have full functionality, which we also covered
in detailed threads by _adults_ who are technically competent).
*LOCATION SERVICES LEAKS*
And facts show I wrote the tutorials on how to eliminate spurious
location-related spying of such a wide variety of means that it entails
likely scores of threads overall related to intelligent use of location
services).
However, even as I've written tutorials on all three topics exposed in the
WSJ, I can always learn more from technically astute adults on this ng.
In the UK, as you noted, people apparently have fewer privacies,
particularly from the IMEI and location data being shared between the
government and the carrier - but even those in the UK can benefit from a
technical discussion by adults on these three salient points covered in the
WSJ article cited in the OP:
A. Eliminating ad related privacy leaks
B. Eliminating advertiser related privacy leaks
C. Eliminating location services related privacy leak
Does _anyone_ have more technical knowledge on this subject than I do?
o I certainly hope so.
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