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Apps That Are Spying on Your Location

published on 2025-01-10 16:27:17 UTC by Bruce Schneier
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404 Media is reporting on all the apps that are spying on your location, based on a hack of the location data company Gravy Analytics:

The thousands of apps, included in hacked files from location data company Gravy Analytics, include everything from games like Candy Crush to dating apps like Tinder, to pregnancy tracking and religious prayer apps across both Android and iOS. Because much of the collection is occurring through the advertising ecosystem­—not code developed by the app creators themselves—­this data collection is likely happening both without users’ and even app developers’ knowledge.

Article: Apps That Are Spying on Your Location - published about 7 hours ago.

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/01/apps-that-are-spying-on-your-location.html   
Published: 2025 01 10 16:27:17
Received: 2025 01 10 16:43:58
Feed: Schneier on Security
Source: Schneier on Security
Category: Cyber Security
Topic: Cyber Security
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