Battery power alone can be used to track Android phones

Your battery status is being used to track you online

Battery status indicators are being used to track devices, say researchers from Princeton University – meaning warnings of privacy exposure have come to pass

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Redditors ask, Cybernews answers: Can you really “deGoogle” your Android?

Step-by-step guide to Android privacy. Cybernews provides tips on how to stop tracking, limit Google data collection, deGoogle Samsung devices, and reduce app surveillance.

Google collects Android users’ locations even when location services are disabled

Many people realize that smartphones track their locations. But what if you actively turn off location services, haven’t used any apps, and haven’t even inserted a carrier SIM card?

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AirCard Pro Dual is the first card-sized Bluetooth tracker with wireless charging battery, Android & Apple compatibility in a single device and integrated Digital ID feature.Dual network Bluetooth trackerThe Dual version, available only in Gray, works with both iPhone and Android. Switching between the two never requires changing the tracker. AirCard Pro Dual uses a low energy Bluetooth signal to connect with nearby devices, then triangulates the position of keys or wallets anywhere in the world.Find it with soundIf your essentials are hiding nearby, you can make AirCard Pro Dual beep using Android Find Hub or Apple Find My app. You can also ask Google or Siri to find your keys or wallet and make them beep.� With a 20mm / 0.8in buzzer, it can be heard in nearly any environmental condition or in narrow spaces like the pockets of your wallet. You can also ask Google or Siri to find your keys or wallet and make them beep.Left behind reminderAs soon as you leave your AirCard Pro Dual behind, you'll receive an immediate notification through the Apple Find My app. Not yet available in the Google Find Hub app.Wirelessly-rechargeable batteryAirCard™ Pro Dual comes with an ultra-flat wireless charging lithium 220mAh battery that provides 12 months of battery life, whether you’re using it with an iPhone or an Android device. When it runs out of power, simply place AirCard Pro Dual on a wireless charger and wait around 1 hour and 30 minutes for it to be fully charged and ready to track your valuables again.Digital IDScan the QR code to access Sherr.it. You can create your Digital ID, by adding your contact info and social media links, as well as a short Bio, and share them by making people scan the QR code.� QR Lost ModeIf you lose your wallet, and AirCard Pro Dual, set up a custom message via Sherr.it and show only the desired contact info, allowing those who find them and scan the QR code with the CTA “Scan if found” to easily contact you!Cutting edge engineeringAirCard Pro Dual is just 2.2mm (0.086in) thin; thinner than two credit cards. It's built with two nearly-unbreakable Epoxy Fiberglass Resin sheets encasing the electronics on a CNC-machined, anodized aluminum frame, with a new chamfered profile for a thinner feel, and brand-new photoluminescent inserts to help you find the card when sound is not an option.This design enhances and balances scratch resistance, flexibility, and durability over the previous AirCard, while maintaining a sleek, ultra-thin profile that fits effortlessly into any wallet.Designed with love� ❤️️ in Switzerland

The Gyroscopes in Your Phone Could Let Apps Eavesdrop on Conversations

In the age of surveillance paranoia, most smartphone users know better than to give a random app or website permission to use their device’s microphone. But researchers have found there’s another, little-considered sensor in modern phones that can also listen in on their conversations. And it doesn’t even need to ask. In a presentation at \[…\]

I Decompiled the White House's New App

The official White House Android app has a cookie/paywall bypass injector, tracks your GPS every 4.5 minutes, and loads JavaScript from some guy's GitHub Pages.

Location, Sensors, Voice, Photos?! Spotify Just Got Real Creepy With The Data It Collects On You

Spotify has updated its privacy policy, and users should be careful about what they agree to. The music streaming giant now wants phone sensor information to determine if users are moving or standing still, GPS location, photos, contacts and much more.

Haven is for people who need a way to protect their personal areas and possessions without compromising their privacy. It is an Android application that leverages on-device sensors to provide monitoring and protection of physical areas. Haven turns any Android phone into a motion, sound, vibration and light detector, watching for unexpected guests and unwanted intruders. We designed Haven for investigative journalists, human rights defenders and people at risk of forced disappearance to create a new kind of herd immunity. By combining the array of sensors found in any smartphone, with the world’s most secure communications technologies, like Signal and Tor, Haven prevents the worst kind of people from silencing citizens without getting caught in the act.

Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They’re Not Keeping It Secret (Published 2018)

Dozens of companies use smartphone locations to help advertisers and even hedge funds. They say it’s anonymous, but the data shows how personal it is.

Perspective | It’s the middle of the night. Do you know who your iPhone is talking to?

We ran a privacy experiment to see how many hidden trackers are running from the apps on our iPhone. The tally is astounding.

We Are Hopelessly Hooked

We check our phones 221 times a day—an average of every 4.3 minutes—according to a UK study. This number actually may be too low, since people tend to underestimate their own mobile usage. In a 2015 Gallup survey, 61 percent of people said they checked their phones less frequently than others they knew. Our transformation into device people has happened with unprecedented suddenness.

234 Android Applications Are Currently Using Ultrasonic Beacons to Track Users

A team of researchers from the Brunswick Technical University in Germany has discovered an alarming number of Android applications that employ ultrasonic tracking beacons to track users and their nearby environment.

Spanish football league defends phone 'spying'

La Liga was found to be using the microphone and GPS on Android devices during match times.

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