Google Will Track Your Location ‘Every 15 Minutes’ — ‘Even With GPS Disabled’
October 7th, 2024I went looking for an old Cryptogon post with a video in which a reporter turns off all the radios on an Android phone and travels around a city with it. A security researcher intercepted what Android sent back to Google when the device was back on the Internet. The phone perfectly tracked the reporter’s location via the phone’s inertial sensors. They may or may not have mentioned that the phone passively listened to wi-fi base station IDs to approximate the locations. (Android definitely does this.)
I can’t find the post. I’m finding hundreds of posts on Cryptogon about mobile phone location tracking. Does anyone remember this post or the video? It’s probably at least ten years old.
Update: How Much Info Is Google Getting from Your Phone?
Cryptogon reader B had the video! Thank you, B.
Fox Report Weekend
February 11, 2018
Google tracking phones even when they are disconnected?
Fox News Headlines 24/7 anchor Brett Larson investigated Google’s tracking capabilities.
Via: Fox News:
On YouTube:
Via: Forbes:
“You can’t say no to Google’s surveillance,” the Cybernews research team warns, describing a secretive stream of data they say continually transmits from a new phone to Google’s servers. Even more “concerning,” they say, “the phone periodically attempts to download and run new code, potentially opening up security risks.”
Related:
Pedestrian Motion Tracking by Using Inertial Sensors on the Smartphone
Inertial Sensors for Smartphones Navigation
Vaxxed 3
October 6th, 2024This is absolutely brutal.
You almost certainly don’t need to put yourself through watching this because you already know what was done. It was reported here (and other places you probably visit) for years.
The people who need to see this the most won’t watch it.
Private Security Contractor Moving Immigrant Children
October 4th, 2024CIA Contractor Confronted While Moving Children at 5 a.m.
We confronted the CIA contractor MVM while they were moving alien children from McAllen, Texas.
Watch the documentary quoted below to see first-hand accounts from children like these who have been trafficked in America. https://t.co/6tuh2JcekQ pic.twitter.com/Szj1pwmMmo
— Muckraker.com (@realmuckraker) October 4, 2024
Feds Say There’s No Money Left to Respond to Hurricanes — After FEMA Spent $1.4B on Migrants
October 4th, 2024— cryptogon (@cryptogon) October 6, 2024
— cryptogon (@cryptogon) October 6, 2024
Via: New York Post:
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas set off outrage Wednesday when he told reporters that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) “does not have the funds” to see Americans through the rest of this Atlantic hurricane season — after the agency spent more than $1.4 billion since the fall of 2022 to address the migrant crisis.
“We are meeting the immediate needs with the money that we have,” Mayorkas said during a press gaggle on Air Force One en route to tour damage from Hurricane Helene in South and North Carolina.
“We are expecting another hurricane hitting,” he added. “We do not have the funds. FEMA does not have the funds to make it through the season and what — what is imminent.”
Critics pointed out that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) allocated $640.9 million this year in FEMA-administered funds to aid state and local governments coping with the influx of asylum seekers — though Mayorkas’ office fired back late Thursday, insisting that those funds couldn’t be used for hurricane relief because Congress authorized them specifically for the migrant crisis.
Port Strike Ends
October 4th, 2024Short term agreement until January 15, 2025.
Via: USA Today:
A three-day strike that halted shipping at 36 U.S. ports along the East and Gulf coasts ended Thursday.
This comes after the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance reached a tentative agreement on wages.
The deal, which extends the master contract between the union and port operators until Jan. 15, 2025, allows negotiations to continue on other aspects of the contract.
Post by Chris Martenson of Peak Prosperity on Situation in North Carolina
October 3rd, 2024Update: Probably False
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In the background, I follow a lot of rumors, speculation, things I can’t confirm, etc.
With regard to the disaster in the wake of Hurricane Helene, I’m seeing a lot of information that seems strange…
Chris Martenson of Peak Prosperity put this out. I have no idea of this is credible or not. Take it or leave it. I’m posting it, just in case…
?This needs to go far and wide to put pressure on the government to do the right thing and save lives. ?
This evening, from a Peak Prosperity member to me via PM at my site:
Them: I can’t post this online because it’s not quite public yet, but government officials had a town…
— Chris Martenson, PhD (@chrismartenson) October 3, 2024
Illegal Migrant Crossings at Northern U.S. Border Skyrocket 50X Under Biden-Harris
October 3rd, 2024Via: New York Post:
The number of migrants caught crossing a stretch of the US-Canada border that includes northern New York has skyrocketed — increasing more than 50-fold under the Biden-Harris administration.
This year, illegal crossings surpassed the number for the last 17 years combined.
The Border Patrol agents in the Swanton sector — which includes more than 200 miles of land border between Maine and the St. Lawrence River in New York — apprehended more than 19,000 illegal migrants from 97 different countries in fiscal year 2024, the Border Patrol chief for the sector, Robert Garcia, said this week.
Why Is P Diddy’s Private Jet in Auckland?
October 3rd, 2024Via: New Zealand Herald:
A private jet believed to be owned by Sean “Diddy” Combs was seen to be grounded at Auckland Airport on Thursday afternoon.
The distinct all-black Gulfstream G550 was spotted at the airport’s C1 parking stand, which is generally reserved for private aircraft.
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The aircraft is understood to be legally owned by US company LoveAir LLC.
It’s widely reported to belong to the 54-year-old music mogul. Video of Combs disembarking the craft was published in 2022, Reuters reports.
While the jet is on New Zealand’s shores, Combs is currently being held at a detention centre in the US after being arrested and charged with sex trafficking and racketeering on September 16.
Beneficial Soil Fungus Thrives in Presence of White Noise
October 3rd, 2024Via: Science Alert:
Fungi may not have ears, but their growth appears to be tuned to the noises of their surroundings.
When a high-frequency monotone crackle, like that of radio static, is played to the fungus species, Trichoderma harzianum, researchers have found the organism grows and produces spores much faster than is typical – almost as if it were feeding on the white noise.
That’s an important finding, because T. harzianum is present in nearly all soils, and it is known to colonize plant roots and enhance their growth. On farms, this species can actually parasitize pathogenic fungi, which can hurt plants.
It’s, therefore, possible that by playing certain sounds, conservationists could promote healthier soils in numerous habitats and agricultural settings around the world.
Autonomous Food Delivery Robot Attempts to Navigate Homeless Camps in Los Angeles
October 3rd, 2024Californians:
What’s the pay rate for the person who’s lucky enough to go around gathering up the disabled robots from the homeless camps?
Via: Chasing Reality:
