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They are already data mining you without these robots.
They use facial recognition on cameras. They use OCR on your license plate and scan your toll pass. They use your phone location if you connect to their "free" wifi. They track your bluetooth devices that's constantly looking to connect. They track you foot traffic and see what stores, what aisle, what product you picked it up and how long you had it in your hands.
Google "Target loss prevention" stories of frequent shoplifters that had profiles on them for months and stop them when they can charge for grand larceny rather than petite larceny. There is a reason why Westfield malls are everywhere. It's easier for them to control their own data than to constantly buy or contract out data from other companies.
These bots are probably getting more data but they are more for security. A moving camera is more of criminal deterrent just because it is moving. These bots are so they don't have to pay for more security guards than anything else.
@IllNess @j4k3
I turn my Bluetooth, NFC and Wi-Fi on when i need to use them, otherwise they're off.
Partly for privacy but also for battery life.
Do most people leave those on all the time?
Its actually more privacy friendly to leave WiFi on and airplane mode on. Cell radio leaks a lot more data than WiFi, if you encrypt everything through a VPN
@delirious_owl
Interesting. But I do need to get messages and calls and airplane mode kills that.
SIP services restore that over WiFi
@delirious_owl
Hmm. When I'm in airplane mode on Wi-Fi i do not get text messages (sms). I might get calls but I'm not sure.
As expected. You have to get a SIP service to get calls and texts over wifi
@delirious_owl
Gotcha. I guess i do have one, Google Voice, but for various reasons i don't like that for anything important.
Do you have any suggestions?
I don't think GV is a sip service? I don't use them, but I've heard people talk about telizo, VoIP.ms, callwithus.com, callcentric.com, flowroute.com, virtualphoneline.com, twillo, telnyx, etc
@delirious_owl
It's voip phone, texts on data. Not accepted by every bank or 2 factor provider tho.
Thank you for the suggestions.
You really don't want to use a phone number for security. Many orgs don't let their employees use SMS for 2FA because its a massive security risk.
@delirious_owl
Unfortunately many places don't give me any choice.
I use an authenticator app where i can.