cheese_greaterJun 18, 2024

If you use an app without wifi or cellular data, does that shut down the telemetry and tracking or does Apple handle that on their side so it can't be dodged?

https://lemmy.world/post/16681987

If you use an app without wifi or cellular data, does that shut down the telemetry and tracking or does Apple handle that on their side so it can't be dodged? - Lemmy.World

If I turn of wifi and remove cellular permission and also turn of cellular data, can apps track you still? Wish there was a Wifi/Internet permission similar to Cellular where you had to explicitly permit apps to access the internet

Show threadnomadJun 18, 2024

It stops the communication home for as long as you keep it that way. As for the tracking: data points can still be collected: the Apple location network works entirely by Bluetooth low energy for example. As soon as the app is online again it will send that collected data home and big brother can reconstruct your history.

So if you only care about real time location tracking, that’s solved. But not of you care about long term secrecy.

Show threadcatalog3115
Yup, you are right. Phones will keep collecting data point. It will upload as soon as it gets connected.
Jun 19, 2024 at 7:16amWeb