Re:Xfinity using WiFi signals in your house to detect motion
by const_cast on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @01:57PM
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> You don’t need a shopping cart either.
Pretty sure this exact example is explicitly carved out as a-okay.
I think what we're dealing with here is not websites trying to do basic things. Rather, it's every website and their mom thinking they need elaborate analytics to sell plastic garbage.
Yes, that elaborate analytics you spread to 20 third parties IS a privacy concern. We should be looking at that.
Pretty sure this exact example is explicitly carved out as a-okay.
I think what we're dealing with here is not websites trying to do basic things. Rather, it's every website and their mom thinking they need elaborate analytics to sell plastic garbage.
Yes, that elaborate analytics you spread to 20 third parties IS a privacy concern. We should be looking at that.