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Android 15 could allow devices to be tracked even when switched off (www.androidcentral.com)
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  • Android 15 is expected to introduce a Powered Off Finder API.
  • This API will enable compatible devices to be tracked even when switched off.
  • The feature is expected to be available on the Google Pixel 9 series, and the Pixel 8 series.
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[-] Daxter101 31 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The Dangerous Criminal (Poor) has always been used to justify asking people to give up their freedoms, in exchange for "safety".

And most of the time, the danger is close to made up. "Reality inspired", if we were to be poetic about it. (Can't say about this case, maybe your city is full of pickpockets unlike mine. But this API sure seems neither opt-in, nor like it's going to be "limited to a select few models" going forward, to me...)

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