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iPhones And Androids Can Now Warn You of 'Secret Trackers' (www.ibtimes.co.uk)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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In a collaborative effort, Apple and Google have developed an industry-standard detection feature called "Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers" (DULT) for Bluetooth trackers. This standard allows users on iOS and Android devices to be alerted if an unknown Bluetooth tracker is monitoring their location.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Regular people don’t have access to that data. They do have access to a $30 tracker, and people need to know if they’re being stalked.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Aren't most of the data the NSA collects from third parties like Google and Apple who already sell that data? can't anybody theoretically buy that data if its being sold? much like the mobile US carrier's were doing

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

My gut tells me they only sell in bulk, you can't just request your ex girlfriends dataset