VagueDirector ( VagueDirector@aussie.zone ) to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 1 year agoAustralian university(University of Melbourne) used Wi-Fi location data to identify student protestorsovic.vic.gov.auexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up117file-text
arrow-up117external-linkAustralian university(University of Melbourne) used Wi-Fi location data to identify student protestorsovic.vic.gov.auVagueDirector ( VagueDirector@aussie.zone ) to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square4linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-squarezero_gravitas ( zero_gravitas@aussie.zone ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoThis isn’t as directly tied to people’s identities, but trams in Sydney also collect device data via wifi: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-18/transport-nsw-light-rail-data-collection-raises-privacy-concerns/104559538
minus-squareeureka ( eureka@aussie.zone ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoffs I thought having my WiFi off in public was being overly cautious. Now even the public transport is monitoring it.
This isn’t as directly tied to people’s identities, but trams in Sydney also collect device data via wifi: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-18/transport-nsw-light-rail-data-collection-raises-privacy-concerns/104559538
ffs I thought having my WiFi off in public was being overly cautious. Now even the public transport is monitoring it.