Jesse Yarbrough
@jesseyarbrough.bsky.social
Grad student at the Naval Postgraduate School. Tin-foil hat-wearing privacy advocate.
Where does having unelected billionaires shutting down government agencies while calling for the impeachment of federal judges ruling against him fall on the spectrum?
February 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Where does having unelected billionaires shutting down government agencies while calling for the impeachment of federal judges ruling against him fall on the spectrum?
💡There are a lot of fairly easy steps to improve your privacy. While too in-depth for a single post, a good start would be to:
Review your application permissions.
Delete unused applications.
Disable the advertising ID on your device.
Disable WiFi and Bluetooth when not in use.
Review your application permissions.
Delete unused applications.
Disable the advertising ID on your device.
Disable WiFi and Bluetooth when not in use.
January 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
💡There are a lot of fairly easy steps to improve your privacy. While too in-depth for a single post, a good start would be to:
Review your application permissions.
Delete unused applications.
Disable the advertising ID on your device.
Disable WiFi and Bluetooth when not in use.
Review your application permissions.
Delete unused applications.
Disable the advertising ID on your device.
Disable WiFi and Bluetooth when not in use.
⁉️This is possible because of the app permissions. Many apps contain SDKs that inherit the permissions of the app itself. If you give permission for a weather app to access your location, and the app contains an SDK from Gravy, they also get your data. Some apps simply sell your location data.
January 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
⁉️This is possible because of the app permissions. Many apps contain SDKs that inherit the permissions of the app itself. If you give permission for a weather app to access your location, and the app contains an SDK from Gravy, they also get your data. Some apps simply sell your location data.
🗺️ The X thread shows how the data can be used, relatively easily, to identify and track people. The dataset contains location data around military sites, the White House, etc.
January 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🗺️ The X thread shows how the data can be used, relatively easily, to identify and track people. The dataset contains location data around military sites, the White House, etc.
📊French security researcher Baptiste Robert just demonstrated the capabilities of even the sample data on X. He notes that if the 1.4GB sample contains >30 million locations, the entire 17TB could include as many >217 BILLION locations.
January 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
📊French security researcher Baptiste Robert just demonstrated the capabilities of even the sample data on X. He notes that if the 1.4GB sample contains >30 million locations, the entire 17TB could include as many >217 BILLION locations.
☑️ On January 5, a cyber threat actor known as Nightly released a 1.4GB sample of the 17TB of data exfiltrated. The breached data includes the Gravy’s entire customer database, credentials for the company’s AWS infrastructure, historical tracking data spanning years on TENS OF MILLIONS of people.
January 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
☑️ On January 5, a cyber threat actor known as Nightly released a 1.4GB sample of the 17TB of data exfiltrated. The breached data includes the Gravy’s entire customer database, credentials for the company’s AWS infrastructure, historical tracking data spanning years on TENS OF MILLIONS of people.
💻 Gravy Analytics and its subsidiary Venntel are mobile location data providers. The FTC took action against them in late December for selling sensitive location data. The companies also sell location data to law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
January 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
💻 Gravy Analytics and its subsidiary Venntel are mobile location data providers. The FTC took action against them in late December for selling sensitive location data. The companies also sell location data to law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
1. There is no way this guy isn’t wearing white new balances.
2. He definitely clips his cell phone to his belt.
3. His lawn is impeccably mowed.
4. He’s definitely seen every Steven Seagal movie.
2. He definitely clips his cell phone to his belt.
3. His lawn is impeccably mowed.
4. He’s definitely seen every Steven Seagal movie.
December 30, 2024 at 5:41 PM
1. There is no way this guy isn’t wearing white new balances.
2. He definitely clips his cell phone to his belt.
3. His lawn is impeccably mowed.
4. He’s definitely seen every Steven Seagal movie.
2. He definitely clips his cell phone to his belt.
3. His lawn is impeccably mowed.
4. He’s definitely seen every Steven Seagal movie.
Mobilewalla - www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
FTC Takes Action Against Mobilewalla for Collecting and Selling Sensitive Location Data
The Federal Trade Commission will prohibit data broker Mobilewalla, Inc.
www.ftc.gov
December 3, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Mobilewalla - www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
Gravy/Venntel - www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
FTC Takes Action Against Gravy Analytics, Venntel for Unlawfully Selling Location Data Tracking Consumers to Sensitive Sites
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against Gravy Analytics Inc. and its subsidiary Venntel Inc.
www.ftc.gov
December 3, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Gravy/Venntel - www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
Threads, the Meta app tracks the following data points. Why does a social media account need financial info, browsing info, search history, and "sensitive info?"
November 26, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Threads, the Meta app tracks the following data points. Why does a social media account need financial info, browsing info, search history, and "sensitive info?"