A new paper published in Nature called “Unique in the Crowd: The Privacy Bounds of Human Mobility,” claims that 95% of mobile phone users can be identified based entirely on their patterns of movement. Mobile phones routinely ping cell phone antennas as customers travel from place to place, even if the phone is not being used–and even if the phone is turned off. The only way to prevent a phone from pinging antennas is to physically remove the battery.
Un operator de telefonie mobila din Belgia a oferit 1.5 milioane de loguri anonime despre utilizatorii sai, iar cercetatorii au descoperit ca 95% dintre telefoanele mobile pot fi utilizate pentru identificarea posesorilor lor. Metodele de identificare a utilizatorilor in baza informatiilor furnizate de catre telefoanele mobile ar fi deja utilizate de catre politie si serviciile secrete in exact acest scop. Partea interesanta este ca toate datele au fost culese intre anii 2006 si 2007, deci inainte ca smartphone-urile cu GPS sa devina populare, deci teoretic acum identificarea utilizatorilor ar trebui sa fie mult mai usoara.
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