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Problem is that there is so much data collected that if the government ever gets better at connecting the dots, then just using most digital devices will put you in a similar spot.

Example: I have an app for a well known convenience store. I decided one day to disassemble it to see what libraries are being used. In addition to all the tracking one finds in most apps, there was a Bluetooth library that apparently allows the store to track where you walked around the store because of strategically placed Bluetooth beacons.

You basically have to be a hermit to avoid a lot of this and even then its not great.




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