this post was submitted on 22 May 2025
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[–] nick@midwest.social 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lmao like I was ever going to Russia anyway. Have fun everyone

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 6 points 2 months ago

Or USA, or China...

[–] plyth@feddit.org 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Is rumored that the Target self check cameras show you the most unflattering image of yourself so that you will want to avoid stealing and getting that photo on the news.

https://feddit.org/post/12890428

Mobile phones constantly reveal the location to the cell towers. There is no need for an app. This is just mind games.

Google can predict traffic jams because they know the location of everybody. Nobody cares about tracking as long as they can ignore it. The app makes ignoring difficult.

[–] Ptsf@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

The app most definitely isn't also going to collect significant portions of data as state sponsored malware...

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Wow. That’s special.