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

Re:CDC tracked millions of phones to see if Americans follow... by TheCoelacanth on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @05:46PM (#31254020)

How could you even prevent the government from accessing the data if any random company with a few bucks can get it?

If you had really strong safeguards, maybe you can stop the government from accessing it directly but what kind of safeguards are going to stop contractors of contractors of contractors from doing what every other private company does?

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Re:CDC tracked millions of phones to see if Americans follow... by ThunderSizzle on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @09:04PM (#31255615)

I'm not afraid of marketing flyers. I can handle crap like that. Highly Targetted Advertising, as annoying as it is, doesn't threaten to lock me up if I don't purchase something.

But I can't stop an inadequate power hungry government bureaucrat threatening me and my family over whatever because they want to feel important or powerful over others.

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Re:CDC tracked millions of phones to see if Americans follow... by brewdad on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @11:24PM (#31256402)

You didn't answer the question. If the bureaucrat wants this info, he'll get it through a third or fourth or X-th party. The root problem is that this data exists at all. Of course, if it didn't, half the posters here would be out of a job.

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