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NSA Warns iPhone And Android Users—Disable Location Tracking (www.forbes.com)

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[–] riskable@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago

Jokes on them: It's a trivial matter to leave location tracking on and then leave your phone at home, ship it somewhere, tape it under a bus seat, drop it from a bridge on to a barge, etc.