Posted on 04/07/2023 6:55:01 PM PDT by bitt
It’s no secret anymore. Nearly everything you do online is tracked or recorded and used to learn more about you.
Many of your data points ends up on creepy people search sites. You’ll be shocked to find your full name, address, relatives, phone number, and more. Here’s a list of sites where you can opt out of this invasion of privacy.
On your phone, apps are likely watching — and reporting — more than you realize. Take back control with just a few minutes in your settings.
Navigation apps use your phone’s GPS location to determine exactly where you are. Every time you navigate somewhere, that location is stored in your profile. Prepared to be shocked at what Apple and Google know about your wanderings. Google saves where you have been
You probably expect that your maps app is keeping track, but have you ever looked back to see all this tracking in action?
If you’ve used Google Maps for years, there’s probably a startling amount of info about everywhere you’ve gone. Check it out:
When signed in, click on your profile picture, then select Manage your Google Account. Or go to your Google Account page. On the left, click on Data & privacy. Under “History Settings,” click on Location History. At the bottom, click Manage history.
You’ll see a map with details like your saved home, work locations, and trips. You can search by year or down to a specific day in the Timeline box in the top left corner.
Pick a date from a couple of years ago just for fun. You’ll see a blue bar if a trip was recorded. Click a day to see everywhere you went, down to the time and mileage. If your photos are synced to your account, you
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Pretty wow.
Throw your cell phone into the harbor.
First thing I turned off when I got a cell phone.
Oh they’re still tracking me, but I don’t often take my phone with me when I go out.
I suppose that if I was a criminal I wouldn't want it though.
When signed in to what?
Bkmk
or into a faraday cage???
Print. 😂👍
Come on, that’s like thinking it only listens if you say “Hey Siri”.
It’s always listening. Those settings only change how obvious it is.
Every single day
And every word I say
Every game I play
Everywhere I stay
They'll be watching me
I don’t have a smart phone but I have got a desktop computer and my location is off on google. I use duck duck go all the time. But good article.
That’s what Bryan Kohberger said...
I’ve tried to avoid being the target of all this data collection for years... it does take some effort and you never really know how successful it was.
However, I’m looking at getting a new truck and the amount of data that it can collect looks to be off the charts. It’s going to be fun to try to figure out how to decouple and remove oneself from all that crap.
Since when are Apple users worried about their leftist government watching them?
Google has already been caught tracking you even without you having location turned on. Yep, turning it off doesn’t stop the tracking. It’s not in your history, but it’s still been done.
How can you tell if Google is invading your privacy? When it says it isn’t, it is.
bkmk
Off the grid.
I was creeped out once when I was waiting in line for my car emissions test. The Yellow Pages app popped a notification: “Will your vehicle pass the emissions test? Make an appointment with a certified auto technician today.”
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