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Permissionless data slurping: Why Google's latest bombshell matters

Alister

Re: So, if I want the benefits of a smartphone, without the (opaque) slurping....

@Jason Hindle:

My Google Nexus 5X is pretty much everything. It''s my plane ticket, train ticket, bus ticket, tram ticket, taxi ride and method of paying for most transactions < £30 (and many other things).

Have you ever heard the phrase "single point of failure"?

It sounds to me as though, if your phone breaks, you're basically screwed.

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