Zak Doffman has covered security, surveillance and privacy on Forbes since 2018, focusing on the latest updates from the world’s largest tech companies, staying safe on smartphones and social media, and the dangers of AI.
If you’re worried your phone might be spying on you, sharing your data and location without you realizing, then a new report this week will make alarming reading.research team warns, having captured a secretive stream of data continually transmitted from a new phone to Google’s servers. Even more concerning,” they claim, “the phone periodically attempts to download and run new code, potentially opening up security risks.
“Every 15 minutes,” they say, the “Pixel 9 Pro XL sends a data packet to Google. The device shares location, email address, phone number, network status, and other telemetry.” This data, they found, is sent “to various Google endpoints, including Device Management, Policy Enforcement, and Face Grouping.”
A Rare Russian Stealth Drone Fell To The Ground Inside Ukrainian Territory. What Brought Down The Okhotnik?Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Saturday, October 5th There are clear sensitivities with contact details, device and network details, and other telemetry. But location data is especially sensitive, given the intrusive nature of such tracking data and the inferences this can provide about our lives.says, “location data is included in the request even when GPS is disabled – the phone then relies on nearby Wi-Fi networks to estimate the location.”giving the example of the “newly introduced Car Crash Detection,” as one of these.
Meanwhile, the researchers warn that “the deep integration of surveillance systems in ecosystem may leave users vulnerable to privacy violations.” And while this test was specifically for the new Pixel Pro devices, it’s clearly a wider issue.Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.
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