Wait if that’s the most ridiculous part, then… Does the smartphone even know when it’s switched on or off?
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taladar@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks 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.
elvith@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Absolutely. Power log will be uploaded immediately upon power up.
squid_slime@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
WalnutLum@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
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:
researchgate.net/…/284567929_Current_Events_Ident…
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
The GPS, cell tower, and wifi info wouldn’t give that away first?
WalnutLum@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
It would! This is just an extra layer of data they can use to identify and infer!