Comment on 13 Creepy Things Your Smartphone Knows About You
taladar@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
[Your smartphone knows when] the phone is charging
Out of all the things that someone tried to scare me into worrying about that must be one of the most ridiculous.
Sooooo. This is actually scarier than it may seem…
You can tell what outlet or building a phone is plugged into sometimes by micro aberrations in power output.
Also interestingly you can kind of tell what webpages somebody visits by their phone’s power usage:
The GPS, cell tower, and wifi info wouldn’t give that away first?
It would! This is just an extra layer of data they can use to identify and infer!
Wait if that’s the most ridiculous part, then… Does the smartphone even know when it’s switched on or off?
Absolutely. Power log will be uploaded immediately upon power up.
squid_slime@lemm.ee 3 hours ago
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