It Takes Just $1k to Track Someone's Location with Mobile Ads

Re:It Takes Just $1k to Track Someone's Location with Mobile... by interfixus on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @09:36PM (#15504778)

There's very real client-side protection: Do not have sleazy, add-supported apps installed, and - for what it's worth - keep your GPS and location services turned off except when explicitly needed.

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Re:It Takes Just $1k to Track Someone's Location with Mobile... by abalone on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @11:59PM (#15505377)

It’s not clear if you believe all ad-supported apps are sleazy or if you think it’s clear to users when apps use precise geotargeted ads. Either way that doesn’t constitute “very real client-side protection” anymore than expecting folks to regularly disable basic functionality.

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Re:It Takes Just $1k to Track Someone's Location with Mobile... by mirimir on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @11:14PM (#15505218)

Better yet, don't use a smartphone when you care about your location being tracked.

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Re:It Takes Just $1k to Track Someone's Location with Mobile... by monochromatic on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @11:31PM (#15505278)

Well, sure. If I'm ever going to go murder someone, I'll try to remember to leave it at home.

But I care some about it being tracked even when I'm not doing anything bad.

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Re:It Takes Just $1k to Track Someone's Location with Mobile... by mirimir on Thursday October 19, 2017 @12:22AM (#15505441)

Well, OPSEC isn't all or nothing. And there's lots of other good advice.

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