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Innerworld@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 11 days ago

An investigation details Webloc, an ad-based geo surveillance system providing access to a constantly updated stream of records from up to 500M mobile devices

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An investigation details Webloc, an ad-based geo surveillance system providing access to a constantly updated stream of records from up to 500M mobile devices

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Innerworld@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 11 days ago
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Uncovering Webloc: An Analysis of Penlink’s Ad-Based Geolocation Surveillance Tech
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Location data collected from mobile apps and digital advertising can reveal habits, interests and almost any other aspect of someone's life. In this report, we uncover how a geolocation surveillance system called Webloc uses ad-based data to monitor hundreds of millions of people across the globe.
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