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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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[–] Tundra@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You can check an app for embedded trackers & get a list of permissions here:

https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/