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"Secretly collecting and sharing driver location data is a terrible practice that can cause real harm to unsuspecting consumers," said Justin Brookman, director of technology policy at CR and a former ...

and even location data harvested from smartphones which show peoples’ precise movements.” This has dumped a trove of sensitive data into the public domain. This data is harvested from apps ...

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A recent data leak at Gravy Analytics provided the first clues, but now it's clear: more than 40,000 apps collect location data. Last week, the data leak at US data broker Gravy Analytics revealed ...

According to an online statement from the Attorney General’s Office, the data comes from embedded software in mobile apps, like Life360, which reported Texans' movement and location. Recommended ...

If you’re asked to enable location data after downloading an app, there’s a good chance your whereabouts are being tracked. However, what happens when a company collects this data and then ...

The privacy of millions of people worldwide is at risk following an attack against a huge data location broker. 404 Media first reported the news of a potential data breach against Gravy Analytics ...

The latest of these involves user location data from ad-serving apps, ranging from Tinder and Grindr to Candy Crush and MyFitnessPal, not to mention VPN apps and various period and pregnancy trackers.

Gravy Analytics recently disclosed it was hacked on January 4 The breached data contains location details of tens of millions of users Location data granted to many ...

Now, hackers have reportedly stolen data from Gravy Analytics, the parent company of Venntel, which has sold vast amounts of smartphone location data to the U.S. government. Hackers claim to have ...