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Google Stops Collecting Location Data from Maps

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STIX ID: report--8dcccae4-da98-53b3-a5df-95a1978f6d5f

Feed Name: Schneier on Security

Date Published: 2023-12-26

Date Updated: 2026-04-19

Author: Bruce Schneier

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The piece argues that modern smartphones and apps are designed to harvest personal data, criticizes corporate incentives and weak penalties, and recommends treating a mobile phone like a landline—keeping it off or isolated when not needed, using Faraday containment, and cultivating strict usage habits. It suggests monitoring device emissions and questions the legality of RF jamming in controlled settings. Overall, it is an opinion-driven privacy and OPSEC advisory rather than a specific cybersecurity incident report.

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