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Pardon the Intrusion #8: Location trackers

Thursday, January 16, 2020 by Piyush Suthar | Comments

Home News Tech Pardon the Intrusion #8: Location trackers

Subscribe to this bi-weekly newsletter here! Welcome to the latest edition of Pardon the Intrusion, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter in which we explore the wild world of security. Owning a mobile phone today is an open invitation to be tracked by telecom firms and any company you grant permission to access your current whereabouts. Granted, this has its advantages. Giving, say, Google Maps permissions to your location can help you quickly plot the route to your next destination, or find interesting sights and restaurants around you. But just as with any piece of personal information, your aggregate location data can reveal a…

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Authored by Piyush Suthar
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