Big Brother is tracking you

[mrricks]

In Stores, Secret Surveillance Tracks Your Every Move

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...&region=Footer

I don’t have a smart phone, but keep my flip phone in a faraday pouch.

[Etschell]

I want them to track me. After all I am the real Neo.

[RW16610]

That's insane and makes you wonder how far they'll be willing to take this. So much undisclosed but at least this part was a bit helpful:

To protect yourself from beacons in the short term, you can delete any apps that may be spying on you — including apps from retailers — and shut off location services and Bluetooth where they are not needed. You can also follow The Times’s guide on how to stop apps from tracking your location. For Android users, the F-Droid app store hosts free and open- source apps that do not spy on users with hidden trackers.

[Oliver Mendl]

Never have BT/location services running when not absolutely needed. Apps get only permission to use those functions they absolutely need to work the way I need them to work.

What I consider the real "problem", and I'm not really wearing a tin foil hat, is that I find that I'm not trusting any of these settings anymore at all. And reports of how some companies try to sneak past those settings/ take the if it's not prohibited, it's ok approach - as long as we burry it somewhere deep down in our TOS doesn't help either.


Kind regards,
Oliver

[PJ S]

Originally Posted by mrricks

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I don’t have a smart phone, but keep my flip phone in a faraday pouch.

Then you’ve bugger all to be concerned about!

[kieselguhr]

It’s how the Rolex ADs know you left the house so they can stash all the S/S models in the back room


AOW

[Oliver Mendl]

Originally Posted by kieselguhr

It’s how the Rolex ADs know you left the house so they can stash all the S/S models in the back room


AOW

Kind regards,
Oliver

[swils8610]

Originally Posted by Etschell

I want them to track me. After all I am the real Neo.

. Are you sure?? I’m the real Neo...


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[Etschell]

Originally Posted by swils8610

. Are you sure?? I’m the real Neo...


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[miamiclay]

Orwell, by way of Shepard Fairey ...
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[gtnator]

Imagine how much you’d be tracked wearing an Apple Watch.


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[BNA/LION]

They already have a profile on you and there is no way to stop the Data Collection. Every digital move you make is part of who you are now... But who is to say you can't change. Just start developing a alter Data Ego buy searching and shopping for dumb stuff you don't give a crap about and maybe we can confuse the data collectors? Not likely but might be a fun exercise.

[rowdy3]

When I had an internship at Daytona speedway I learned about this. They were installing them. If you downloaded daytona's app they would send you notifications. Lets say stand a had a long line and you were by stand b had no wait. If you were by stand a they would send you a notification to go to stand b since there was no wait. Also if you bought lots of hot dogs at the track they have a record. So the next time you visit the speedway they could send you a coupon for 20% off if you bought a hot dog and drink. A lot of sports stadiums are adding this.

[ajw45]

Hah, I have built and installed all kinds of systems like this. TBH, bt is old school, its way worse now. AMA!

[ras47]

The NSA can track your car with your EZ-Pass, even when you're not going through a toll plaza. Nothing surprises me with surveillance. We're living in a Minority Report world.

[LandWatch]

I switch off location services unless using the maps. You also have to watch out for ‘significant locations ‘ within the system services menu of the iPhone. There are so many tricks for tracking ! I also use a VPN.

[timedate]

is it true that a satellite can zoom in close up on any one of us if needed, but its not allowed to be used?

I thought i noticed that after talking on the phone, things that were related to my conversation were cropping up on my viewing suggestions.......or did i imagine it?

i also heard that new cars will have a tracking device wired into the loom,again i dont know if this is true.

[Snow-Dweller]

Originally Posted by HighlandWatch

I switch off location services unless using the maps. You also have to watch out for ‘significant locations ‘ within the system services menu of the iPhone. There are so many tricks for tracking ! I also use a VPN.

Does use of a VPN cause any problems with TRF?

[LandWatch]

Originally Posted by Snow-Dweller

Does use of a VPN cause any problems with TRF?

No problems whatsoever. I originally set up the VPN for security while using public WiFi. Public WiFi too risky otherwise.

[Abdullah71601]

Originally Posted by timedate

is it true that a satellite can zoom in close up on any one of us if needed, but its not allowed to be used?

I thought i noticed that after talking on the phone, things that were related to my conversation were cropping up on my viewing suggestions.......or did i imagine it?

i also heard that new cars will have a tracking device wired into the loom,again i dont know if this is true.

Satellites have awesome imaging power. They can read the name on a golf ball. But there aren't that many of them, and nobody is going to pull a huge national security asset off of important missions to spy on an average guy. If the satellite is watching you, the SAS is right around the corner ready to pounce on you.

Surveillance is everywhere now though. Cameras and facial recognition equipment saturate large cities. You are constantly watched, whether by government or commercial entities.

And don't discount your phone and in home IOT devices (e.g. Amazon's Alexa). Terms of service allow apps and devices to spy on you. Phone apps like Tapatalk spy on you constantly and report back to advertisers. When you click accept on their TOS you sign yourself up to be spied on.

[timedate]

Originally Posted by Abdullah71601

Satellites have awesome imaging power. They can read the name on a golf ball. But there aren't that many of them, and nobody is going to pull a huge national security asset off of important missions to spy on an average guy. If the satellite is watching you, the SAS is right around the corner ready to pounce on you.

Surveillance is everywhere now though. Cameras and facial recognition equipment saturate large cities. You are constantly watched, whether by government or commercial entities.

And don't discount your phone and in home IOT devices (e.g. Amazon's Alexa). Terms of service allow apps and devices to spy on you. Phone apps like Tapatalk spy on you constantly and report back to advertisers. When you click accept on their TOS you sign yourself up to be spied on.

i wonder when enough is enough, i wonder if people will look back and say that it was all worth it.

i really like being able to do innocent things privately, maybe others dont share this same normality.

[THC]

“They” have to be plenty bored if they are tracking me

[Rock]

...but it's allright....everything is allright....I love Big Brother.

[mailman]

Location is always off unless I'm driving using maps. BT is always on because I'm usually on the phone driving to and from work. I went to BJ's last night and bought baby wipes. When I came home and was scrolling on my phone, an ad for the same brand of diapers popped up.

[The Libertine]

Originally Posted by THC

“They” have to be plenty bored if they are tracking me

LOL! My sentiments exactly!

[Moggo]

Exactly, I am boring as shite, maybe they can send me notifications of things that could make me less boring?!


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[moneymike83]

Is all about making your money.


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[andyxxx]

I can understand that some people want to live in complete privacy or even as a recluse and in that case don’t use a smart phone (or at least don't allow certain apps) and go out in a disguise.

I don’t do anything I’m ashamed of or intentionally dishonestly (apart from perhaps speeding on the motorway.)

If these ‘spying’ apps can make my queuing shorter or guide me to a product I may want or could be cheaper – I’m up for it.
If the apps become more sinister, I will reappraise my view

[Blansky]

What you don't know can't hurt you.

Or can it.

It's funny/ironic that Apple had the famous anti 1984 commercial and they turn out to be the Big Brother enabler.

[clock]

Soon the movie “The Firm” will be a reality for all.

I’m not paranoid, I know they are watching me