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"The LocationSmart scandal is bigger than Cambridge Analytica. Here’s why no one is talking about it.
Wireless carriers are sharing your real-time location with shady third parties—and a bug lets anyone use that data to track you."
Found through @yaelwrites text on the subject https://slate.com/technology/2018/05/locationsmart-security-it-is-totally-legal-for-cellphone-companies-to-sell-location-data-to-third-parties.html
@ln4711 @yaelwrites Remind me why it's a good idea for Signal to identify users by phone number.
@edavies nobody is forcing anybody to use anything