Everyone knows your location
timsh.org
How I tracked myself down using leaked location data in the in-app ads, and what I found along the way.

An amazing bit of digital detective work here. Seems like Linux mobile is your only off ramp from being exhaustively tracked

  • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    13·
    6 hours ago

    This problem solved, but whenever you change your network or IP and then periodically, your phone will report to Firebase, so you can receive push notifications.

    You can block those with software that simulates a local VPN with a filter, but you won’t get any more push notifications. Now push notifications are not just the ones you see. Some apps use invisible ones to get infos they need to work.