Off the Grid Becomes Increasingly Difficult
From the MIT Technology Review comes Now Your Phone’s Tilt Sensor Can Identify You.
Tiny hardware imperfections in smartphone and tablet accelerometers lead to unique “fingerprints” within the data they produce, researchers find.
The sensor that lets your phone know which way the screen is oriented also—thanks to minute manufacturing variations—emits a unique data “fingerprint” that could allow your phone to be tracked, even if all other privacy settings are locked down, researchers say.
James Drogan
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