The internet is filled with things. Here is one of them.
Everyone knows my location2025 Feb 3
This guy breaks down exactly how the panopticon works – from banner ads on your phone to the ad brokers who put them there to the data brokers who skim their data off the ad auctions to the market where your data is sold. And he proves in plain text that no, it doesn't matter if you've selected "don't share my location" or "don't allow advertisers to track my identity" because the ad companies do it anyway.
This guy breaks down exactly how the panopticon works – from banner ads on your phone to the ad brokers who put them there to the data brokers who skim their data off the ad auctions to the market where your data is sold. And he proves in plain text that no, it doesn't matter if you've selected "don't share my location" or "don't allow advertisers to track my identity" because the ad companies do it anyway.