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Microsoft Owned LinkedIn Creepy New Bluetooth Feature →

April 21, 2017 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Blatant Stupidity, Demise of Privacy, Tracking, Information Security

Further proof that the End-Of-The-World-Is-Near: Microsoft Corporation's (NasdaqGS: MSFT) LinkedIn just released a new update for the Company's already slightly-suspicious mobile app that permits Bluetooth connectivity (for location tracking) to fellow LinkedIn members. Reportedly, the feature does not require the app to be running... What could possibly go wrong?

April 21, 2017 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, Blatant Stupidity, Demise of Privacy, Tracking, Information Security
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