Dot.@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoFitness app Strava gives away location of Biden, Trump and other leaders, French newspaper says.apnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1541arrow-down111cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldglobalnews@lemmy.zipprivacy@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1530arrow-down1external-linkFitness app Strava gives away location of Biden, Trump and other leaders, French newspaper says.apnews.comDot.@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square53fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldglobalnews@lemmy.zipprivacy@lemmy.ca
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·2 days ago Why would they let bodyguards use tracking apps? Are we really that bad at opsec? Wrong question LOL. Better ask: Are we really that bad at allowing tracking? Yes you are. And once the data is collected, people are going to do things with the data.
minus-squareBuddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoIt goes both ways. Companies are able to track way more data than they should be able to and users are bad at avoiding or even being aware of it, including many who should have security concerns at the top of their mind.
Wrong question LOL. Better ask:
Are we really that bad at allowing tracking?
Yes you are. And once the data is collected, people are going to do things with the data.
It goes both ways. Companies are able to track way more data than they should be able to and users are bad at avoiding or even being aware of it, including many who should have security concerns at the top of their mind.