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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041, Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ  (ReMax Realtec Group)

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Debe Maxwell, CRS
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Annette, the link didn't work.

Nov 05, 2019 04:12 PM
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Michael Jacobs
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Life presents many opportunities to wonder about all sorts of things if one chooses.

Nov 05, 2019 12:15 PM
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Bob Crane
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Most do, Google and Facebook know everywhere I go, and I have started using their data at tax time to support my mileage.

Nov 05, 2019 01:22 PM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
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No clue.

Nov 05, 2019 12:32 PM
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
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Yes

Nov 05, 2019 12:09 PM
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Valeria Mola
SIB Realty - Miami, Sunny Isles Beach - Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Yes, Bob Crane 

We use it too

Nov 06, 2019 06:39 AM
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John Juarez
The Medford Real Estate Team - Fremont, CA
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I am not aware that I use any telemetry. I suspect that it is used to monitor my location, speech, mood and who knows what else.

Nov 05, 2019 04:57 PM
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Diana Zaccaro Broker Associate
ZOOM Realty Group - Cocoa Beach, FL
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Link does not work.

Nov 05, 2019 04:34 PM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
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Link didn't open, but I assume most of them do to some degree.  I typically have location disabled on my systems.  On my phone, it's seldom at high accuracy and I only allow certain apps to access the location.  Of course, with wifi mapping and cell tower triangulation, it knows my rough wearabouts at all times anyways.

Nov 05, 2019 03:36 PM
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Peter Testa
Nationwide Homes - Danbury, CT
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Link is broke Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041 Still trying to figure out what telemetry is. 

Nov 05, 2019 02:54 PM
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Lots of apps.

No.

Nov 05, 2019 02:43 PM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Annette,

That is so last on my worry list and definitely below the weather app.  LOL A

Nov 05, 2019 01:01 PM
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
SIB Realty - Sunny Isles Beach, FL

NO idea, Annette.

Nov 06, 2019 01:36 PM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
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I imagine it is used everywhere and anywhere and will continue to be enhanced until the day babies are born and microchipped.  Even then it will still be used.  

Nov 06, 2019 08:08 AM
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

From Wikipedia

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In software, telemetry is used to gather data on the use and performance of applications and application components, e.g. how often certain features are used, measurements of start-up time and processing time, hardware, application crashes, and general usage statistics and/or user behavior. In some cases, very detailed data is reported like individual window metrics, counts of used features, and individual function timings.

 

This kind of telemetry can be essential to software developers to receive data from a wide variety of endpoints that can't possibly all be tested in-house, as well as getting data on the popularity of certain features and whether they should be given priority or be considered for removal. Due to concerns about privacy since software telemetry can easily be used to profile users, telemetry in user software is often user choice, commonly presented as an opt-in feature (requiring explicit user action to enable it) or user choice during the software installation process.

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In the USA telemetry most often is an OPT OUT feature, an Egregious violation of the EU mandate that such features be disabled until the user enables the feature. Seems the EU has a better grip on citizen privacy than the 'land of the free.'

As FB and Cambridge demonstrated, telemetry is a very powerful tool for predicting when one is at a persuasion point and identifies the individual to receive whatever messages need to achieve the outcome wanted. The individual thinks it is research, but the reality is, they are being persuaded by those with other intentions.

It appears by the responses that in the USA and the AR community, this is no big deal, until someones plans are thwarted and the loser cries, "FOUL!"

Nov 06, 2019 05:47 AM
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

I think you now have me wondering about something above my paygrade!

Nov 06, 2019 04:18 AM
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Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

My Supra key software crabbed out. Had to go to association reinstall.

Locked out side the house for 2 hours....

Nov 05, 2019 01:27 PM
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

I don't know that answer....

Nov 05, 2019 01:06 PM
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Nope.

Nov 05, 2019 11:49 AM
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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

I limit the apps on my phone.

Nov 13, 2019 07:30 AM