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Mobile operators are tracking your usage.
We vastly underestimate the amount of personal information we generate daily through our mobile phones and other digital activities.
The value of this personal data is often overlooked, both by individuals and organizations.
While powerful agencies like the NSA have significant data access, mobile operators collect vast amounts of data routinely, making large-scale surveillance unnecessary.
EU data retention directives mandate that telecommunication companies store customer data for a minimum of six months, creating extensive records of individuals' movements and communications.
Smartphones "ping" base stations frequently, providing a constant stream of location data.
This creates a detailed, automatic record of an individual's daily life, comparable to years of Stasi surveillance.
This constant tracking, coupled with the widespread use of smartphones, allows for mass surveillance of populations without needing individual targeting.
Algorithms analyzing this data can identify "more important" individuals, allowing for targeted surveillance or manipulation, such as selectively cutting off communication nodes or sending targeted messages.
The awareness (or lack thereof) of surveillance significantly impacts behavior. Continuous monitoring can influence actions and expression.
The discussed surveillance goes beyond mobile phones; it encompasses data from computers, cameras, and various identification cards we carry.
Even seemingly innocuous loyalty programs from companies like Walmart collect vast amounts of personal information, demonstrating the scale of data collection predating digital technologies.
Many apps request extensive permissions, ostensibly for seemingly benign purposes (e.g., GPS access for a game), but this data can be used for surveillance and profiling.
Our digital profiles exist whether or not they are actively monitored. This information, once accessed, can be used against us, with potentially severe consequences, as illustrated by the historical example of the Dutch census used by the Nazis.
#Mobilephonedatacollection #Datavalueunderestimation #Ubiquitoussurveillance #Algorithmicprofiling #Dataretentionlaws #Governmentsurveillance #Privacyimplications
Mobile operators are tracking your usage.
We vastly underestimate the amount of personal information we generate daily through our mobile phones and other digital activities.
The value of this personal data is often overlooked, both by individuals and organizations.
While powerful agencies like the NSA have significant data access, mobile operators collect vast amounts of data routinely, making large-scale surveillance unnecessary.
EU data retention directives mandate that telecommunication companies store customer data for a minimum of six months, creating extensive records of individuals' movements and communications.
Smartphones "ping" base stations frequently, providing a constant stream of location data.
This creates a detailed, automatic record of an individual's daily life, comparable to years of Stasi surveillance.
This constant tracking, coupled with the widespread use of smartphones, allows for mass surveillance of populations without needing individual targeting.
Algorithms analyzing this data can identify "more important" individuals, allowing for targeted surveillance or manipulation, such as selectively cutting off communication nodes or sending targeted messages.
The awareness (or lack thereof) of surveillance significantly impacts behavior. Continuous monitoring can influence actions and expression.
The discussed surveillance goes beyond mobile phones; it encompasses data from computers, cameras, and various identification cards we carry.
Even seemingly innocuous loyalty programs from companies like Walmart collect vast amounts of personal information, demonstrating the scale of data collection predating digital technologies.
Many apps request extensive permissions, ostensibly for seemingly benign purposes (e.g., GPS access for a game), but this data can be used for surveillance and profiling.
Our digital profiles exist whether or not they are actively monitored. This information, once accessed, can be used against us, with potentially severe consequences, as illustrated by the historical example of the Dutch census used by the Nazis.
#Mobilephonedatacollection #Datavalueunderestimation #Ubiquitoussurveillance #Algorithmicprofiling #Dataretentionlaws #Governmentsurveillance #Privacyimplications