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After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet and Phone Ban / A Texas councilmember will propose “a total ban on all cellular and GPS-capable devices for all operations within c… (www.404media.co)
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[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fuck it. Let’s ban cellphones and GPS. It’s be better for us in the long run.

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

GPS is a broadcast-only system. It is not the source of your privacy concerns. What your cellphone/car/whatever does with that broadcast data is not GPS's fault.

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 2 points 21 hours ago

Good info! But, I don’t actually think any of those should be banned. I was just trying to make a point. :)