We have nothing but respect for Norway, but HN is an English-language site, so articles here need to be in English.
I'm sorry, but we have enough trouble getting this audience to read the articles as it is.
Norway: Soldiers' location history found in data sold by Tamoco
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That is akin to not letting them have guns in modern warfare. Or a field shovel.
Nonsense. I agree, the soldiers should not be permitted to have cellphones in critical areas unless exception is given for some other reason. There are ways to communicate using encrypted communication bands used by police etc. They could be using small handheld devices for 2 way radio and basic messaging.
How is that nonsense? Have you never considered what a smartphone can do as a weapon of war? Mobile radios have not been modern for a long time.
Re: Norway: Soldiers' location history found in data sold by Tamoco
#74We have nothing but respect for Norway, but HN is an English-language site, so articles here need to be in English. I'm sorry, but we have enough trouble getting this audience to read the articles as it is.
point taken, thanks :)
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Well, yes, but also that Strava takes this hands-off approach like they're not responsible for the data they collate
What should strava do? Ask each country in the world which areas they want censored?(nuclear power plants, parliament buildings, boarding schools for rich kids, ...?)
Or, you know, they could not make it public by default :)
Re: Norway: Soldiers' location history found in data sold by Tamoco
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Nonsense. I agree, the soldiers should not be permitted to have cellphones in critical areas unless exception is given for some other reason. There are ways to communicate using encrypted communication bands used by police etc. They could be using small handheld devices for 2 way radio and basic messaging.
How is that nonsense? Have you never considered what a smartphone can do as a weapon of war? Mobile radios have not been modern for a long time.
Sure, but I think this was largely around their own personal cellular phones. Is that necessary on an army base?
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What should strava do? Ask each country in the world which areas they want censored?(nuclear power plants, parliament buildings, boarding schools for rich kids, ...?)
Pretty sure that’s how it will end up being, eventually, in the same way GoogleMaps had to buckle. I can see the smartest countries providing a standard webservice: you-private-company-using-geolocation will have to query a certain area, and get back a shape that you must blur or otherwise suppress. Access to the service should be heavily logged / throttled to avoid mass-scanning, and obviously “customers” will be ve…
How about a "dont record where you shouldn't" clause in TOS... probably there already is one...