Are New York’s Free LinkNYC Internet Kiosks Tracking Your Movements?

Re:Are New York’s Free LinkNYC Internet Kiosks Tracking Your... by CodeSheikh on Thursday September 20, 2018 @01:44PM (#18034218)

"...code collects the user’s longitude and latitude, as well as the user’s browser type, operating system, device type, device identifiers, and full URL clickstreams (including date and time) and aggregates this information into a database."

Aren't all mobile phones browsers collect this data any way? If your location privacy is enabled to be shared by the browser. I am not sure what this student found beyond this which is worth raising brows.

Also, 3 cameras system in each kiosk is indeed creepy.

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Re:Are New York’s Free LinkNYC Internet Kiosks Tracking Your... by Spooky23 on Thursday September 20, 2018 @02:01PM (#18034340)

The difference is that rather than a telco in the case of cellular devices, the system is owned and operated by the municipal government directly.

In the context of NYC in particular, it's more immediately concerning than usual because NYPD actually has a significant, funded intelligence division with the resources to use the data.

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Re:Are New York’s Free LinkNYC Internet Kiosks Tracking Your... by AdamM12 on Thursday September 20, 2018 @09:46PM (#18036652)

Wait so do they need a search warrant?

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Re:Are New York’s Free LinkNYC Internet Kiosks Tracking Your... by freeone3000 on Friday September 21, 2018 @12:23AM (#18037136)

You don't need a search warrant for information freely given.

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Re:Are New York’s Free LinkNYC Internet Kiosks Tracking Your... by kevin_thibedeau on Thursday September 20, 2018 @02:01PM (#18034337)

Firefox mobile asks first and you can disable the nags in about:config.

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