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0 pointsmarkhahn1y ago0 comments

not to be persnickety, but you don't have to pay for cellular service. the trackability you're criticizing is not inherent to the smartphone concept.

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The trackability is not inherent to the cellular service, but to the sensor hardware, operating system, and business model.

Cellular service is very much inherently trackable. See cellular triangulation.

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0 pointsmarkhahn1y ago0 comments

not to be persnickety, but you don't have to pay for cellular service. the trackability you're criticizing is not inherent to the smartphone concept.

The trackability is not inherent to the cellular service, but to the sensor hardware, operating system, and business model.

Cellular service is very much inherently trackable. See cellular triangulation.

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