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From: Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
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Subject: Re: Turn your device completely off once a week as per advice from the NSA today
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2024 10:45:39 +0100
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Andrew wrote:

> My point only is that this doesn't portend an ability to turn off bluetooth
> in later releases because Google & Apple make too much $ off tracking us.

But do they really make money from knowing where I am?

If I actively search for a supermarket or petrol station, usually I want 
results near me, occasionally I'm interested in a remote location and 
can let it know.

I'd be more convinced if every time I came with 50 ft of a 
Starbucks/McDonalds/Wetherspoons, my phone got bombarded with special 
offers to lure me in ...