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		growlist on Dec 10, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Companies use smartphone locations to help adverti... Any gap in the market for a privacy phone? i.e. Android customised to block all telemetry by default.

craftyguy on Dec 10, 2018 | [–]

LineageOS gives you Android without google, and fine-grain app permission control.

trendia on Dec 10, 2018 | | [–]

Unfortunately, US carriers are selling the location data based on your SIM card, so even "dumb phones" are still subject to tracking.

swarnie_ on Dec 10, 2018 | [–]

Didn't RIM try something like that?

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