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See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location


A hack of location data company Gravy Analytics has revealed which apps are—knowingly or not—being used to collect your information behind the scenes.

But a side effect is that data brokers can listen in on that process, and harvest the location of peoples’ mobile phones. Become a paid member for unlimited ad-free access to articles, bonus podcast content, and more. Subscribe Free members get access to posts like this one along with an email round-up of our week's stories.

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