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Re:End-to-end encryption does not prevent Facebook from acce... by anticensor on Sunday November 18, 2018 @05:51AM (#18479757)
> battery level, signal strength,

This reminds me Windows 10 collecting color of the device, in that it is unnecessary for operation but enough to pinpoint a person in combination.

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Re:End-to-end encryption does not prevent Facebook from acce... by crtasm on Sunday November 18, 2018 @07:00AM (#18479960)
It asks you what colour your device is? Haven't run into that yet.
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Re:End-to-end encryption does not prevent Facebook from acce... by anticensor on Sunday November 18, 2018 @07:12AM (#18479985)
It collects without noticing you. There is a chassis color stored in somewhere as I understand it correctly.
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