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A comment I made recently:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23138828

Basically, cell service providers collect as much data as possible and share it with as many third parties as possible. They keep track of your internet traffic, and they can keep track of your location based upon signal strength.

This is just one of the sources they get their data from, but there’s no way to stop it, short of removing your SIM card.



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