CDC tracked millions of phones to see if Americans followed lockdown orders

Re:CDC tracked millions of phones to see if Americans follow... by Nextgrid on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @05:16PM (#31253692)

Yes, but those threats already exist regardless and stopping the sale of carrier data won't stop them.

Ideally you'd want to stop both, but if I had to choose I'd prefer that only the government has access rather than the highest bidder (which can be the government if they so desire, so in the end you're back at square one anyway).

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Re:CDC tracked millions of phones to see if Americans follow... by maerF0x0 on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @05:26PM (#31253802)

Did you know there are many classes of crime that follow the pattern you spoke of "It already exists out there, and will persist even if I stop, I'm not creating it just propagating it..."

One pretty nasty example would be revenge porn.

a lesser one would be piracy of copyright material

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