The surveillance we are exposed to through the use of data
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 6:09 am
The American newspaper The New York Times wrote a super interesting article about how we are constantly being watched through our cell phones, even without having much of an idea that this is happening.
It is true that we often authorize applications to capture and share our location so that we can receive a more efficient service, such as ride-hailing or food-sharing apps, for example. What we do not know is that our location is sent thousands of times a day to dozens of different companies, who do with the data as they please.
It may seem harmless, after all, what would someone do with the cambodia phone number data information of where I am every day? Well then.
An investigation into location data commissioned by Times Opinion uncovered more than 50 billion location points for about 12 million Americans in major cities across the country. By analyzing these points, the journalists were able to track the movements of President Trump’s Secret Service guards and senior Pentagon officials, as well as students walking down the streets of Los Angeles or protesters walking home. The tracking technology can easily connect a location to a real person’s name and address.
This doesn't seem so harmless now, does it? Imagine the consequences this information could have in the wrong hands?
The article also points out that, in the US, privacy laws are extremely strict. It is a federal crime to open someone else's mail (even inconvenient advertising mail) or listen to someone's phone conversation without a court order. However, legislation is still in its infancy in protecting users from cell phone tracking surveillance.
What do you think about this controversial topic?
It is true that we often authorize applications to capture and share our location so that we can receive a more efficient service, such as ride-hailing or food-sharing apps, for example. What we do not know is that our location is sent thousands of times a day to dozens of different companies, who do with the data as they please.
It may seem harmless, after all, what would someone do with the cambodia phone number data information of where I am every day? Well then.
An investigation into location data commissioned by Times Opinion uncovered more than 50 billion location points for about 12 million Americans in major cities across the country. By analyzing these points, the journalists were able to track the movements of President Trump’s Secret Service guards and senior Pentagon officials, as well as students walking down the streets of Los Angeles or protesters walking home. The tracking technology can easily connect a location to a real person’s name and address.
This doesn't seem so harmless now, does it? Imagine the consequences this information could have in the wrong hands?
The article also points out that, in the US, privacy laws are extremely strict. It is a federal crime to open someone else's mail (even inconvenient advertising mail) or listen to someone's phone conversation without a court order. However, legislation is still in its infancy in protecting users from cell phone tracking surveillance.
What do you think about this controversial topic?