misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoLocation tracking of phones is out of control. Here’s how to fight back.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1403arrow-down13
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minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40arrow-down1·edit-218 hours agoUse FOSS as much as possible, pressure your gov to implement laws against tracking (against what Snowden showed us). There is no need to know the location and history, and the communication of everyone everywhere.
minus-squareScolding7300@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours agoI hope Google gets split up, that’ll probably be the beginning of the end for targeted ads (I would hope)
minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoI wouldn’t think thats how they are splitting it up … Basically just affecting market shares of some markets (targeted ads being one of them + the ecosystem pushing you into it).
Use FOSS as much as possible, pressure your gov to implement laws against tracking (against what Snowden showed us).
There is no need to know the location and history, and the communication of everyone everywhere.
I hope Google gets split up, that’ll probably be the beginning of the end for targeted ads (I would hope)
I wouldn’t think thats how they are splitting it up … Basically just affecting market shares of some markets (targeted ads being one of them + the ecosystem pushing you into it).