this post was submitted on 14 Jan 2025
214 points (100.0% liked)
Cybersecurity
5960 readers
433 users here now
c/cybersecurity is a community centered on the cybersecurity and information security profession. You can come here to discuss news, post something interesting, or just chat with others.
THE RULES
Instance Rules
- Be respectful. Everyone should feel welcome here.
- No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia.
- No Ads / Spamming.
- No pornography.
Community Rules
- Idk, keep it semi-professional?
- Nothing illegal. We're all ethical here.
- Rules will be added/redefined as necessary.
If you ask someone to hack your "friends" socials you're just going to get banned so don't do that.
Learn about hacking
Other security-related communities !databreaches@lemmy.zip !netsec@lemmy.world !securitynews@infosec.pub !cybersecurity@infosec.pub !pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
Notable mention to !cybersecuritymemes@lemmy.world
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Well yeah. The apps main advetised purpose isn't going to be "we track you and sell the data". Every giant corporations app has tracking software embedded in it.
We shouldn't just roll over and take it though. I can't tell if you're saying "we should know better, of course they're all doing this shit" - which I agree with - or closer to "it's their app(s), they can do what they want, and we shouldn't expect them to be transparent", which I very much disagree with.
Im definitely in the first camp.
I’m going to go out on a limb and say you’re not understanding: it’s not only the insurance company’s app doing the tracking; it’s potentially any app that asks for location data.
I’ll concede that maybe it’s me that is not understanding. 😊
Yes, that's why it's not "secret software". They all do it.