Everyone knows your location
timsh.org
How I tracked myself down using leaked location data in the in-app ads, and what I found along the way.

An amazing bit of digital detective work here. Seems like Linux mobile is your only off ramp from being exhaustively tracked

  • forrgott@lemm.eeEnglish
    72·
    11 hours ago

    Not the magic bullet people think they are. Oh, and you can’t turn it off, so you’ll have to take the loss in network speed on absolutely everything. And better know how to configure each device so it doesn’t go ahead and check leak your IP anyways, which also restricts choice of devices you use. Cause remember, if any device on your network ever connects to the net without the VPN, then your anonymity just went out the window.

    • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
      23·
      6 hours ago

      Not the magic bullet people think they are.

      No one thinks VPNs are “magic bullets”. I don’t know why this gets repeated ad nauseum.

      Oh, and you can’t turn it off, so you’ll have to take the loss in network speed on absolutely everything.

      True but it’s not that bad.

      And better know how to configure each device so it doesn’t go ahead and check leak your IP anyways

      Just choose a good provider. You don’t need to configure anything.

      if any device on your network ever connects to the net without the VPN, then your anonymity just went out the window.

      That’s what kill switches are for.

      • forrgott@lemm.eeEnglish
        4·
        6 hours ago

        I agree it’s a powerful tool! I was specifically responding to “problem solved” in the previous comment. My reply was in no way meant as a general review of VPNs.