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minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year ago The only think authorities are getting then, is the fact your Signal app was told to wake up at time X That’s called metadata. It’s just a mechanism to wake up sleeping apps so that they can check up with their server. So why do the authorities want it?
minus-squaredev_null@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoYes it’s called metadata. I don’t know why they want it.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoIt’s because it’s used in tandem with other data they collect to profile you. To profile all of us.
That’s called metadata.
So why do the authorities want it?
Yes it’s called metadata. I don’t know why they want it.
It’s because it’s used in tandem with other data they collect to profile you. To profile all of us.
Yes, I assume so.