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Re:Reverse Engineering Ticketmaster's Rotating Barcodes by NavinF on Monday July 08, 2024 @03:03PM (#40908335)
I'm an app dev. How exactly would I track your location without your consent?
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Re:Reverse Engineering Ticketmaster's Rotating Barcodes by immibis on Tuesday July 09, 2024 @06:11AM (#40914327)
For example, based on my IP address, nearby wifi networks, and camera footage.
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Re:Reverse Engineering Ticketmaster's Rotating Barcodes by ssl-3 on Tuesday July 09, 2024 @07:08AM (#40914673)
> IP address

Great. So an app can plug my IP address into a geolocation query, and might ultimately determine that I'm somewhere in $city. Or maybe the next city over. Or maybe half a continent away.

But sure, this "works" without consent, since there is no extra step to enable networking for an app.

> nearby wifi networks

This doesn't work without consent.

> camera footage

This doesn't work without consent.

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Re:Reverse Engineering Ticketmaster's Rotating Barcodes by NavinF on Tuesday July 09, 2024 @01:24PM (#40918623)
Web apps also get your IP. Why aren't you using a VPN if you care about that?

Web apps can also get the rest if you click accept when it asks for camera access. What exactly do you lose by installing an app?

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