Privacy implications of accelerometer data | Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Cryptography, Security and Privacy
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    • Pantherina@feddit.de
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      10 months ago

      Yes. GrapheneOS has a sensor permission because of that. Among many many other critical fixes for the tracking platform Android.

      • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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        10 months ago

        For years I’ve rooted, in part to block permissions access to such things.

        And on reddit and here the number of people who’ve said I don’t need root or that I’m paranoid 🤦‍♂️

  • Lath@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    Too link; didn’t click (you should though): The accelerometer data can be used to map us out like we’re a Roomba vacuum cleaner, among other things.

    • Substance_P@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      So can your IMEI, with leaking apps and push notifications our phones are essentially digital snitches in our pockets.

      • Pantherina@feddit.de
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        10 months ago

        Since Android 10 only System Apps can read critical Device Identifiers.

        Use an Android Distro with as little of them as possible, for example GrapheneOS.

        Turn on Airplane mode and at least on a trustworthy OS the phone will be as if it had no such antenna