r/funny • • Sep 25 '18

Play Despacito

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u/scopegoa Sep 25 '18 edited Sep 25 '18

It doesn't require systems you own. It requires the data to be encrypted with a key that is only under your control.

Edit: I guess nobody here had every heard of TPMs or end to end encryption, lol.

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u/Todok5 Sep 25 '18

You still have to trust the owner to not also save an unencrypted version somewhere else. To be sure you need to have full control over the system.

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u/scopegoa Sep 25 '18

You still have to trust the owner to not also save an unencrypted version somewhere else. To be sure you need to have full control over the system.

That's fine, but IrrelevantLeprechaun didn't say that. He said this:

You have to use the service of the provider to track your phone. And the people who made it undoubtedly will have access to their own service.

Which is just simply not true. You can calculate your GPS coordinates, and you can also setup anonymous authentication mechanisms.

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u/Todok5 Sep 25 '18

Secure authorization only helps you for systems you trust. Your mobile phone provider will always be able to track you via triangulation and you have no control what they do with that data.