<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 6:48 PM, Pete Wright <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pete@nomadlogic.org" target="_blank">pete@nomadlogic.org</a>></span> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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On 11/3/16 3:26 PM, Mark Saad wrote:<br>
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Ok<br>
So here is a good read from the land of tinfoil hats and hacking air<br>
gapped openbsd laptops via sound.<br>
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<a href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/11/how-to-block-the-ultrasonic-signals-you-didnt-know-were-tracking-you/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://arstechnica.com/securit<wbr>y/2016/11/how-to-block-the-<wbr>ultrasonic-signals-you-didnt-<wbr>know-were-tracking-you/</a><br>
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So the tldr parts , ad tracking via ultrasound beacons . Imagine you<br>
install the wallmart app to get the 25% off coupon but it's tracking you<br>
via ultrasound beacons.<br>
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Interesting non the less .<br>
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yea pretty terrifying that adtech has succeded in normalizing the idea that to use the internet is to consent to living a surveillance state. the worst part - imho - is the fact that most of people who i've worked with in this industry a) don't realize they are creating a surveillance state or b) think it's a good thing.<br><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Just had the interesting-to-me thought that audio tracking works over voice and videoconferencing links, no "internet" necessary.</div><div><br></div><div>If stray dogs start taking an uncommon interest in you, turn off your phone.</div><div><br></div></div></div></div>