I found this creepy article from Nova Scotia about tracking cellphone traffic. Apparently, the company hired to do the analysis can tell someone’s age and income level from cellphone data.

  • kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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    6 days ago

    Not necessarily.

    A phone that goes to a university campus for a few hours each day then to a mall for 4 hours every evening will imply a much different level of income than one that goes to bankers row on Bay Street during the day, and also goes to some international destination for a week at a time several times a year.

    All without needing to know exactly who is paying the phone bill, or who is carrying the phone.