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Re:FCC fines largest wireless carriers for sharing location ... by hocuspocus on Monday April 29, 2024 @04:29PM (#40203747)
In this very case, the GDPR is scary enough that European carriers make sure to anonymize and aggregate analytics they sell to third parties. Even if you click OK, a data leak would be pretty harmless and wouldn't identify you personally.
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Re:FCC fines largest wireless carriers for sharing location ... by sroussey on Monday April 29, 2024 @05:13PM (#40204199)
Location data that includes your home in the suburbs is pretty identifiable.
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Re:FCC fines largest wireless carriers for sharing location ... by hocuspocus on Monday April 29, 2024 @05:49PM (#40204529)
Carrier position accuracy is pretty shit in low density areas, you aggregate (e.g. per H3 tile), apply scaling (no operator has 100% market share) and K-anonymity.
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