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Re:Senators ask if Facebook 'really' lets users opt out of l... by throwaway35784 on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @03:22PM (#21588080)
What does the 4th amendment say about non law enforcement persons installing a GPS tracker on my car.

Can I go and buy a gps tracker and install it on your car? If not, why is Facebook or Google or whoever allowed to install one on my phone?

It had nothing to do with the 4th amendment. I can buy a GPS tracker on amazon right now. You don't have to be a cop to install a tracker.

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Re:Senators ask if Facebook 'really' lets users opt out of l... by colejohnson66 on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @04:34PM (#21588803)
Depending on where you are, there may be laws regarding stalking. The problem is that you “consented” (agreed) to the TOS when you signed up.
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Re:Senators ask if Facebook 'really' lets users opt out of l... by nontoxyc on Thursday November 21, 2019 @10:59AM (#21595467)
Facebook tracks you even if you don't have a Facebook account though. And if I signed up in 2009 did I really agree to sharing location data on a smart phone in 2019??

Completely aside I'm finding how much data my Android phone shares extremely intrusive.

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Re:Senators ask if Facebook 'really' lets users opt out of l... by colejohnson66 on Thursday November 21, 2019 @02:19PM (#21598258)
You may have an argument if you never signed up, but if you did, you agreed (when checking the “I agree to the TOS” box) that Facebook can make changes to their TOS and you agree to the new changes. Basically, Facebook can change their terms at any time and there’s jack squat you can do about it if you want to keep using the site.
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