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pjp
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 Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2023 12:09 am Post subject: Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers |
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Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers
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This document lists a set of best practices and protocols for
accessory manufacturers whose products have built-in location-
tracking capabilities. By following these requirements and
recommendations, a location-tracking accessory will be compatible
with unwanted tracking detection and alerts on mobile platforms.
This is an important capability for improving the privacy and safety
of individuals in the circumstance that those accessories are used to
track their location without their knowledge or consent. |
Also: | datatracker.ietf.org wrote: | | Javascript disabled? Like other modern websites, the IETF Datatracker relies on Javascript. Please enable Javascript for full functionality. |
I mainly find it amusing given the (presumably unrelated) domain name.
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pietinger
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| Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:49 am Post subject: |
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I find it interesting which companies the authors work for:
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Brent Ledvina
Apple
Email: bledvina@apple.com
Zach Eddinger
Google
Email: zae@google.com
Ben Detwiler
Apple
Email: bdetwiler@apple.com
Siddika Parlak Polatkan
Google
Email: siddikap@google.com |
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pjp
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| Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2023 2:56 am Post subject: |
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Hah! I didn't even think to look at that.
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szatox
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| Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2023 11:48 am Post subject: |
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I find it amusing how fast people are to rely on bad guy's good will.
Why SHOULD servers respect DNT headers instead of using it for fingerprinting?
Why SHOULD websites asking for cookie settings actually respect them? (Instead of just having those settings in the browser, which is less work and actually works)
And finally, what incentive do the manufacturers have to make their trackers less effective?
Compliance is good when it increases the value of a product, e.g. by enabling interoperability, not when it makes the product easier to avoid, so what is the purpose of this draft?
I put it in the same BS category as "gun laws keep us safe by ensuring only criminals have guns" and "communism is totally not going to starve us by disincentivizing work again". |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2023 11:51 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | This document lists a set of best practices and protocols for
accessory manufacturers whose products have built-in location-
tracking capabilities. By following these requirements and
recommendations, a location-tracking accessory will be compatible
with unwanted tracking detection and alerts on mobile platforms. |
The underlying axiom is false.
All location-tracking in unwanted. Establishing you location and being tracked, either knowingly or unknowingly, are separate issues.
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