Re:The Inevitable Weaponization of App Data Is Here
by NelsonMinar on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @03:29PM
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This story is really troubling to me. Partly for the outrageous homophobia of it. But also for the obvious privacy implications.
I'd love to read a detailed analysis of exactly what's in these data profiles and how it's collected. Various parties all claim they're not doing anything to enable this: Grindr says it doesn't collect precise location, Apple and Android have both been building more privacy stuff into their platforms over the years, etc. And yet someone's career was still destroyed by awful people who bought data from a broker. I understand in general how that could happen but a full detailed analysis would be fascinating.
I'd love to read a detailed analysis of exactly what's in these data profiles and how it's collected. Various parties all claim they're not doing anything to enable this: Grindr says it doesn't collect precise location, Apple and Android have both been building more privacy stuff into their platforms over the years, etc. And yet someone's career was still destroyed by awful people who bought data from a broker. I understand in general how that could happen but a full detailed analysis would be fascinating.