Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

Everyone knows your location

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Everyone knows your location

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

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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No.

The article is about your location being tracked, not about ads
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  Are you, being purposely misleading?
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  (through ads)

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