Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoStudy Reveals How Mobile Apps Track Users Through WiFi and Bluetooth: 86% of these apps collect at least one type of sensitive data, such as GPS location or unique device identifiersnetworks.imdea.orgexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1308arrow-down13
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minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·edit-22 days agoI mean, there are two problems here. The first problem is solving this for the kind of people who are going to set up the above on their networks. The other is solving it for the general public, which I would suggest is harder.
minus-squareSeñor Mono@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-22 days agoYet, it is the only way forward, unless you can convince commercial entities (techbros) to play by fair rules.
I mean, there are two problems here.
The first problem is solving this for the kind of people who are going to set up the above on their networks.
The other is solving it for the general public, which I would suggest is harder.
Yet, it is the only way forward, unless you can convince commercial entities (techbros) to play by fair rules.