cjleads @cjleads@social.privacytools.io
@TheDoctor
@ThreeBadgersInATrenchcoat Hi i'm not well versed in tech. I have come across a claim that Android and Apple users' location are tracked by Google and Palantir respectively using wifi triangulation ( wifi promiscuous mode) which can't be stopped unless you turn off your phone. The solution suggested was to shift to Linux phones such as Librem 5, Pinephone etc. which have wifi kill switches. Is this far from the truth?
Hey! Any idea about wifi triangulation ( location tracking ) using promiscuous mode/ monitor mode of Wifi from an Android as well as Apple products? Using airplane mode doesnt prevent location tracking. Is this true?
Wearing a balaclava in my city will raise suspicions as it's a city with a warm climate. I came to know using black paint in certain parts of the face will reduce facial recognition technology from recognising me. However i feel this would raise suspicions.
I would also like to know what are the threats to privacy if facial data is available in the hands of the government and private agencies
@jonah Please help me
On instagram a friend of mine has posted a group photo in which I'm also a part of, however i wasn't using Instagram and i wasn't tagged. Is Facebook's facial recognition still a threat to privacy in this case too?
@jonah Can you help me? I'm new to this whole privacy thing and a bit confused.
In public places excluding protest sites such as shopping malls, metro transit should i wear glasses that emit infrared light to prevent facial recognition technology in CCTVs from scanning my face?
If a friend of mine has tagged me on a Facebook post (photo) when i had a Facebook account and i deleted my account later, will Facebook's facial recognition technology still have access to my facial data? If that's the case should i ask my friend to delete the photo or switch off facial recognition in Facebook settings
Is there a privacy friendly search engine better than Duckduck go? What about Lxquick?
What are better privacy friendly alternatives to Google Maps? I find OSM not as useful as Maps in my country. It has so many issues. What about HereWeGo is that a better alternative?
I'm not able to find the Terms of Use of Privacy Tools Please send it I remember reading that a user is not supposed to mention a particular tag on his bio? Is it nobot? Pls help me
Session cookies
Persistent cookies
First-party cookies
Third-party cookies
Optional info that one can choose to provide:
photo, gender address ,pincode , email ch*****@protonmail.com, Facebook twitter link
the search terms You use
order information and other usage activity and data logged by Truecaller’s servers from time to time. Truecaller may collect some of this information automatically through use of cookies
usage information and other information that may arise from Your interaction with the Services,
Cookies used :cookies, web beacons, flash cookies, HTML 5 cookies, pixel tags and other web application software methods, including mobile application identifiers
21.logs, keywords and meta data of incoming and outgoing calls and messages;
22. version of the Services
how the Services are being accessed (via another service, web site or a search engine)
The pages You visit and features you use on the Services
The services and websites You engage with from the Services
content viewed by You
content You have commented on or sent to us and information about the ads You see and/or engage with
7. device and hardware settings
8.sim card usage
9, apps installed on device
10. ad data
11.advertising id
12.operating system Android 10
13. browser
14.IMSI
15.connection information;
16. screen resolution (1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~395 ppi density) ;
17. usage statistics;
18.default communication applications;
19. access to device address book
20.device log and event information
Surveillance Capitalism. What happens when such data is in the hands of a business?
An example of data Truecaller collects from an individual who resides outside the European Union, European Economic Area and Switzerland (Europe)
Note: i might have missed a few other data Truecaller collects
**Details changed to protect privacy**
1. Name Charles Jefferson,
2.phone number: +61426328**7
3.geo location
4. ip address
5. IMEI
6. phone model.Redmi Note 9S(Curtana)
@Wetrix
Thank You for letting me know ☺️
hi I'm new to this whole privacy stuff. Is anyone using Signal (messaging) APK? Is it advisable to read the entire privacy policy of apps that i use. I find it time consuming and confusing coz apps collect information about me from other sources too Is it necessary to protect my privacy? Should i start living like a hermit using a dumb phone or sending postal letters to communicate with others?
I have checked out Terms of conditions didn't read but there isn't much information available on apps that aren't popular
hi I'm new to this whole privacy stuff. Is anyone using Signal (messaging) APK? Is it advisable to read the entire privacy policy of apps that i use. I find it time consuming and confusing coz apps collect information about me from other sources too Is it necessary to protect my privacy? Should i start living like a hermit using a dumb phone or sending postal letters to communicate with others?
