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You would take out your phone if you would like to make a phone call, or check to see if you have received any messages. For the other 99% of your day, the IoT sensors being stuck …

Only to the extent they are able. But you and I are being tracked regardless, by hundreds/thousands of other entities, commercial and government, to the extent they are able. 5G/Io…

"We need to take a pause … before we go down some path of being tracked all day, every day, wherever we are." Isn't it neat how we act like this is not already happening by governm…

Welcome to 5G...

Well, most people have never heard of "parallel construction" in the first place, and chances are they mostly have no interest in learning about it. So combatting willful ignorance…

I'm glad that you feel you are immune to these advances. That doesn't change the corporate agenda though. They want you to buy their stuff. You, me, everyone. They pay loads of mon…

The only option is to cage your phone in a Faraday bag and only use it when necessary. Trust no company. Trust no government.

But it won't be. And even if it were, let us remember how well the law works to curtail crime among governments and wealthy corporations and individuals. They'll hide it, "repurpos…

You're on HN and "What's the difference" is really your question? 1. Friendly private human interaction shared by two people. 2. Data is collected, sent, analyzed, sold, shared, di…

I find it interesting that the article doesn't mention how various agencies track you through bluetooth beacons when you drive down a road or walk around a city. These devices are …

Spread awareness, expose ineptitude, incite outrage?

Sometimes I ask people about the cameras and the white boxes (those ubiquitous white boxes on poles, often solar-powered, along highways pointing perpendicular to moving traffic). …