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Posts Tagged ‘Smartphone’

Smartphones, Google and Facebook-Privacy Smashing Surveillance Tools

Posted by M. C. on April 19, 2013

Some stores can use your smartphone to track where you stop and tailor subsequent ads. I have a smart phone. I have never turned on the GPS. I no longer use a data plan. I still use the Tune In radio app. One of the things it tells you is that it tracks your phone calls.  A post I recently read describes smartphones as surveillance tools that also allow you to make phone calls.

Google mines data like Dobsy in Treasure of the Sierra Madre. They troll for unprotected wifi while photographing your street and home. Bad news. Read the rest of this entry »

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Facebook Part II: More on Social Media and Smart Phone Hazards

Posted by M. C. on December 1, 2012

There are several things to consider when socializing electronically.  Suppose you are protesting in Peoria or catching butterflies in Bangor but live in Omaha.  You proudly post your activities to your hundreds of “friends”.  One of those “friends” near Omaha realizes you aren’t going to be home tonight.  You could return to an empty house. Read the rest of this entry »

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