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Android app developers may be unwittingly sharing their users’ location data with advertisers

TechCrunchAugust 4, 20263 min read

New findings by the Electronic Frontier Foundation aim to warn app developers that some of the third-party code they place in their apps may also collect their users' location data when they grant permission to the app.

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. But some apps are also inadvertently sharing their users’ location data…

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