After getting good feedback on yesterday's thread on #routemobile I think it is logical to do a bit in-depth technical study. Place #twilio at center, keep #routemobile & #tanla at the periphery & see who is each placed.
So I have been studying this entire communication layer as its relevance is ever growing with more devices coming online, staying connected, and relying on real-time communication. Not that this domain under penetrated, but there is a change underway.
— Ameya (@Finstor85) February 10, 2021
#routemobile too offer APIs for SMS & Voice for global platforms (https://t.co/XP9ImVWWlf)
#tanla on other hand offer it via Karix & only does for SMS. Nothing more
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Almost every 6 year, Chennai Petro falls to 80 odd level, rises to 460-480 and falls again to touch same level. It happened in 2009, happened in 2015, 2020 it just reversed from 80 and result also to assist!! Can we see cycle playing out again?
— Ameya (@Finstor85) July 25, 2020
This is line chart based arc I plotted a few days ago to see where does the target of 2nd arc completes. We got ~9200(+/- 100/-) Switch to candles. See rejection area. Arc on candles is not really ideal but on line it is. No view above 9200! MAs need to catch up. #TATAELXSI pic.twitter.com/WNJRZZedrj
— Ameya (@Finstor85) March 30, 2022
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It's all in French, but if you're up for it you can read:
• Their blog post (lacks the most interesting details): https://t.co/PHkDcOT1hy
• Their high-level legal decision: https://t.co/hwpiEvjodt
• The full notification: https://t.co/QQB7rfynha
I've read it so you needn't!
Vectaury was collecting geolocation data in order to create profiles (eg. people who often go to this or that type of shop) so as to power ad targeting. They operate through embedded SDKs and ad bidding, making them invisible to users.
The @CNIL notes that profiling based off of geolocation presents particular risks since it reveals people's movements and habits. As risky, the processing requires consent — this will be the heart of their assessment.
Interesting point: they justify the decision in part because of how many people COULD be targeted in this way (rather than how many have — though they note that too). Because it's on a phone, and many have phones, it is considered large-scale processing no matter what.