Re: A Useful Android Advantage: GPS Spoofing.

On 12/2/2024 11:51 PM, Andrew wrote:

AJL wrote on Mon, 2 Dec 2024 13:35:41 -0700 :

Go to the doctor? It's online. Pay taxes? It's online. Use a credit
card? It's online. Have a bank account? It's online. Etc etc etc.
All available to the computer bad guys (and office personnel).

Every time some lady in an office tells me she needs my identifying
information and then she says they "protect" it, I give her an
earful.

I doubt you'll get many medical services without the required ID info
given. And if you insist on pissing off the office help, your medical
services efficiency will likely decline. Human nature with office folks.
The only ID I don't give when requested for 'serious' services is my
SS#. I just smile and say I can't remember it. Course that doesn't work
for places like banks, investments, Uncle Sam, etc...

They'd have to break into my house to have access to my toys. If
that happens I suspect the toys would be gone, not key-logged. And
unlike you I keep all my home stuff locked (even my phone) with 5
digit pins so as to give me time to change the necessary
passwords...

As you know, I have no passwords or pins on my computer devices,

In one of my prior lives I spent 25 years in law enforcement and
investigated many many burglaries. Lots of computer stuff was taken.
Perhaps that makes me more paranoid (realistic?) than the next guy. And
on a more personal not the guy across the street had all his electronics
removed in a burglary a few years ago.
Add to that that us Google users devices are completely open to Google
apps without a password or pin on the device. With me that includes
Google Drive with lots of personal backup info on it. So that's the
reason I use a pin on all my stuff. In the event of a burglary the plan
is to use a remaining device to change my Google password. Then all my
stolen stuff will no longer have my account and my info will no longer
be available. The same plan works for my phone should I lose it while out and about...