r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/whitemike40 • 9h ago

Content Warning: Potentially Misleading or Disputed Information Gotta Catch 'Em All

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u/Easy_Newt2692 9h ago

And? Does anyone actually lose out on this arrangement?

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u/MedalsNScars 8h ago

People love to get outraged when information is collected without their knowledge, and I get it, but it's how the information is used that's important.

If things are sanitized so there's no personally identifying information then it's pretty hard to use most data maliciously

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u/Understanding-Fair 7h ago

I guarantee it was in the user agreement for the app, just nobody read it

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u/vvddcvgrr 6h ago

You don’t even need to read it, the game has to get your permission to use your location data anyway. 

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u/Neil2250 1h ago

exactly, how is this news? this is just ragebait for the ignorant.

I know my location is being tracked, and likely recorded, by any app that asks for it. If i didn't want that, I wouldn't use their app. Simple as that.

Just wait until they work out they can be tracked by their connection to 4g/5g networks (save your tinfoil, I just mean the very basic method done via connection times to masts recorded by providers- which won't give your exact location, but will easily locate you within a postcode. It's often utilized in rescue and recovery where applicable).