TechCrunch·3 min read·medium
Android app developers may be unwittingly sharing their users’ location data with advertisers
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Zack Whittaker
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation has discovered that many Android apps inadvertently share precise user location data with third-party advertisers via default SDK settings. Developers are often unaware that these code snippets continue to collect data, which is then sold to brokers and government agencies.
For many apps, granting permission to access your device’s precise location makes sense. Your favorite weather app needs to know where you are to get the day’s forecast, or your go-to fitness app for tracking your running route.
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