Re: That’s No Phone. That’s My Tracker.

coderman coderman at gmail.com
Mon Jul 16 03:07:52 PDT 2012


On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 2:09 AM, Eugen Leitl <eugen at leitl.org> wrote:
> ... New research suggests that by cross-referencing
> your geographical data with that of your friends, itb s possible to predict
> your future whereabouts with a much higher degree of accuracy.
>
> This is what's known as predictive modeling, and it requires nothing more
> than your cellphone data.

yup.


> If you want to avoid some surveillance, the best option is to use cash for
> prepaid cellphones that do not require identification. The phones transmit
> location information to the cell carrier and keep track of the numbers you
> call, but they are not connected to you by name.

as mentioned above, that's not much protection. you can be linked by
behavior and propinquity, if not by name.

strong un-link-ability is an odyssey...





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