NEW: @Google disabled live traffic & info for Ukraine.
Reasonable.
It signals groups in motion all around the country. Like civilian movement.
And building occupancy. Like bomb shelters.
Reminder: metadata is a HUGE signal.
@eculliford h/t @insyria
reuters.com/article/ukrain…
Reasonable.
It signals groups in motion all around the country. Like civilian movement.
And building occupancy. Like bomb shelters.
Reminder: metadata is a HUGE signal.
@eculliford h/t @insyria
reuters.com/article/ukrain…
2/ The sheer amount of data emitted from the #Ukraine conflict is mind blowing.
Example: all the random apps on folks' phones, providing location information to god-knows-what-app-developer / data broker.
Nice illustration that location data privacy = national security issue.
Example: all the random apps on folks' phones, providing location information to god-knows-what-app-developer / data broker.
Nice illustration that location data privacy = national security issue.
3/ Conversations about app privacy & location data risks can be a bit...abstract.
Not in #Ukraine.
I hope every VIP in Ukraine's government has carefully assessed what apps are in their pockets.
And which countries might be able to have a peek at the data.
Not in #Ukraine.
I hope every VIP in Ukraine's government has carefully assessed what apps are in their pockets.
And which countries might be able to have a peek at the data.
4/ Some popular apps expose location & other data to Chinese companies.
I don't know whether the PLA is exploiting this firehose from #Ukraine for intel... or whom they might share it with, but the possibility should give everyone pause.
I don't know whether the PLA is exploiting this firehose from #Ukraine for intel... or whom they might share it with, but the possibility should give everyone pause.
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