Popular smartphone apps are selling your location data
Does that weather app merely require your location so it can serve you localized reports? Well, it turns out, it may be using your location information for something more than that.
Kim Komando Daily Tech Update · Kim Komando
December 11, 20182m 4s
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Show Notes
Many of the most popular apps we download on our iPhones or Android devices track our location usually through GPS or cell tower triangulation. These apps say it is to better deliver content. It turns out that's not all they're doing. In this episode of Consumer Tech Update, Kim shares research data on just how much of your location these apps are tracking and what is being done with the data.
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