[GTALUG] I believe Amazon is leaking delivery information.

[Alvin Starr]

On 2/2/20 12:07 PM, Dave Cramer wrote:
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> On Sun, 2 Feb 2020 at 11:17, Alvin Starr <alvin at netvel.net 
> <mailto:alvin at netvel.net>> wrote:
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>     On 2/2/20 6:11 AM, Dave Cramer wrote:
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>>     Reviving this thread from the dead.
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>>     Is it possible you have a smart doorbell. Apparently they are
>>     sending data.
>>     https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/01/ring-doorbell-app-packed-third-party-trackers?fbclid=IwAR2H7DrCg4zI7YdPlbFlPTv-4bpucFM8njhI69nUw455ttX66N-F0toY9Go
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>>     Dave
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>     Ya. I saw that one also.
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>     I have a dumb doorbell.
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>     The only way it could be dumber is if was a rope attached to a bell.
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> I'll bet ring isn't the only smart thing leaking info.
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> Dave

I recently saw this article.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/19/opinion/location-tracking-cell-phone.html

Most of the things I knew of as isolated issues but seeing them put 
together goes a long way to painting a scary picture.

The idea of giving away an SDK that feeds information back to the SDK 
developers for monetizing leaves me both horrified and in admiration of 
the audacity.


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