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062115 - How to Manage Android App Permissions to Protect Your Privacy http://thehackernews.com/2015/06/android-permission-manager....

beacon-blocking Chrome extension and sample Android (research prototype) patch: http://ubeacsec.org/#Downloads

Silverdog Chrome Extension http://www.thewindowsclub.com/silverdog-chrome-extension-mit...

Disable Beacon monitoring on a condition in Application http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34486930/disable-beacon-m...

050217 - https://www.wired.com/2017/05/hundreds-apps-can-listen-beaco...

110316 - https://www.wired.com/2016/11/block-ultrasonic-signals-didnt...

Beacon: Phone Tracker https://www.aptoide.com/app/com.fibercode.beacon/beacon-phon...

Don't think permissions don't really protect you from this.

AFAIK you don't need permission to _play_ sounds at least for foreground apps. So that means in a public space, it doesn't matter if your mic is disabled - if anyone _else_ gave permission for an app to use the mic, their phone hear your phone transmitting ultrasound, allowing you to be tracked.

PS that first sentence was supposed to read...

"Don't think permissions really protect you from this."

You have posted a number of links, but what's your opinion on the topic?

Given the link-dump, I'm assuming it's "Technologically savvy people can solve this for themselves, and that's sufficient."

Can you clarify?

I think a large part of Hacker News' culture is finding facts more interesting than opinions. We call this MYOO (Make Your Own Opinion), a branch of the DIY movement.

The problem with the "We report, you decide." model is that the reporter chooses what to report.

The messenger and the message always have a relationship. It may be irrelevant, but it always exists.

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