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Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down through in-app ads (timsh.org)

submitted 1 month ago by the_abecedarian@piefed.social to c/privacy@lemmy.ca

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How I tracked myself down using leaked location data in the in-app ads, and what I found along the way.

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[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Am I the only person who doesn’t use apps with in-app ads?

[–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I avoid them if possible and block the ads if not.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Part of why I root is to block them using Ad-away.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

I just block with custom DNS.