▲ 497 ▼ A Proposed Massachusetts Law Would Ban the Sale of Cell Phone Location Data (gizmodo.com) submitted 3 years ago by const_void@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml 33 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] soycapitan451@lemmy.world -4 points 3 years ago* (3 children) Americans: we will cry foul online until we get an adequate transportation system. Also Americans: we will cry foul online if you try to collect the data that you need to plan a transportation system. Just one example of how phone data is useful. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Why in the world would you need phone data for that??? Nearly all existing public transportation was designed before cell phones. And there's so many better ways to get that data... In fact, I'm not sure anyone uses individually identifiable tracking to plan public transportation... It's neither necessary or even convenient for that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] soycapitan451@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/662948/utilising-mobile-network-data.pdf 74 page document about mobile phone data and transportation modeling. Origin destination data from cell phones is useful for fairly obvious reasons. permalink fedilink source parent [–] UsernameLost@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Keep licking those boots permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] soycapitan451@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Unfortunately, I am the boot in this case. permalink fedilink source parent [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Except we don't have an adequate transportation system despite all the data they keep collecting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] soycapitan451@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I can't comment on that! Just that phone data is very valuable for transportation modelling! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Sure. My point is that it's irrelevant. You're acting like there's a trade off between privacy and the public good, but because the goal is profitability we get neither privacy nor public good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] soycapitan451@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Oh I agree. My original comment was adding to the one preceeding mine, not a direct response to the article. Yes, the US needs GDPR, despite it making aspects of my job annoying I am glad it exists. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Why in the world would you need phone data for that??? Nearly all existing public transportation was designed before cell phones. And there's so many better ways to get that data... In fact, I'm not sure anyone uses individually identifiable tracking to plan public transportation... It's neither necessary or even convenient for that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] soycapitan451@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/662948/utilising-mobile-network-data.pdf 74 page document about mobile phone data and transportation modeling. Origin destination data from cell phones is useful for fairly obvious reasons. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] soycapitan451@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/662948/utilising-mobile-network-data.pdf 74 page document about mobile phone data and transportation modeling. Origin destination data from cell phones is useful for fairly obvious reasons. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UsernameLost@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Keep licking those boots permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] soycapitan451@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Unfortunately, I am the boot in this case. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] soycapitan451@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Unfortunately, I am the boot in this case. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Except we don't have an adequate transportation system despite all the data they keep collecting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] soycapitan451@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I can't comment on that! Just that phone data is very valuable for transportation modelling! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Sure. My point is that it's irrelevant. You're acting like there's a trade off between privacy and the public good, but because the goal is profitability we get neither privacy nor public good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] soycapitan451@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Oh I agree. My original comment was adding to the one preceeding mine, not a direct response to the article. Yes, the US needs GDPR, despite it making aspects of my job annoying I am glad it exists. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] soycapitan451@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I can't comment on that! Just that phone data is very valuable for transportation modelling! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Sure. My point is that it's irrelevant. You're acting like there's a trade off between privacy and the public good, but because the goal is profitability we get neither privacy nor public good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] soycapitan451@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Oh I agree. My original comment was adding to the one preceeding mine, not a direct response to the article. Yes, the US needs GDPR, despite it making aspects of my job annoying I am glad it exists. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Sure. My point is that it's irrelevant. You're acting like there's a trade off between privacy and the public good, but because the goal is profitability we get neither privacy nor public good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] soycapitan451@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Oh I agree. My original comment was adding to the one preceeding mine, not a direct response to the article. Yes, the US needs GDPR, despite it making aspects of my job annoying I am glad it exists. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] soycapitan451@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Oh I agree. My original comment was adding to the one preceeding mine, not a direct response to the article. Yes, the US needs GDPR, despite it making aspects of my job annoying I am glad it exists. permalink fedilink source parent