You may have seen the electronic Soofa signs scattered around big intersections in Brookline. But did you know they’re doing more than just providing information? They’re collecting data from your cell phone. Throughout Brookline, there are dozens of the seven-foot electronic ink signs, which resemble an oversized Kindle, dispersed on the sidewalks. The signs display… Read More »Digital signs around Brookline are collecting data from your phone as you walk by …
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To be fair, the other solution would be to destroy the tracking devices.
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I mean, the article has a photo of what they look like. They’re apparently 7 feet tall, so they aren’t exactly inconspicuous!
Seems like the trackers
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have become the trackees
Faraday cages are nice too, plus most phones aren’t actually off when turned off