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> Anomaly Six LLC a Virginia-based company founded by two U.S. military veterans with a background in intelligence, said in marketing material it is able to dra

by 323 4y ago

> Anomaly Six LLC a Virginia-based company founded by two U.S. military veterans with a background in intelligence, said in marketing material it is able to draw location data from more than 500 mobile applications, in part through its own software development kit, or SDK, that is embedded directly in some of the apps. > Anomaly Six says it embeds its own SDK in some apps, and in other cases gets location data from other partners. > “We leverage detailed location data from numerous first-party sources to provide insights into groups, behaviors, and patterns.” The company said it acknowledged the “intense scrutiny” around the government use of such data, but said all the data it works with is commercially available and compliant with all laws. > The exact apps the company partners with couldn’t be determined and the company declined to comment, citing confidentiality agreements. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-government-contractor-embedded-software-in-apps-to-track-phones-11596808801 https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-government-contractor-embed...

justusthane 4y ago
I enjoyed this quote from the Intercept article: > “Anomaly Six is a veteran-owned small business that cares about American interests, natural security, and understands the law.” - Brendan Huff, Anomaly Six co-founder Really pushing the definition of "small business".
- MacsHeadroom 4y ago
  There are small businesses worth tens of billions of dollars and small businesses with hundreds of millions of end users. "Small Business" refers to the number of employees. It varies by industry, anywhere from a cap of 50 to 1500 employees for Small Business Classification. Specific details can be found in the Small Business Administration "Size standards methodology whitepaper" at https://www.sba.gov/document/support-size-standards-methodology-white-paper https://www.sba.gov/document/support-size-standards-methodol...

by 323 4y ago

justusthane 4y ago

I enjoyed this quote from the Intercept article: > “Anomaly Six is a veteran-owned small business that cares about American interests, natural security, and understands the law.” - Brendan Huff, Anomaly Six co-founder Really pushing the definition of "small business".

MacsHeadroom 4y ago
There are small businesses worth tens of billions of dollars and small businesses with hundreds of millions of end users. "Small Business" refers to the number of employees. It varies by industry, anywhere from a cap of 50 to 1500 employees for Small Business Classification. Specific details can be found in the Small Business Administration "Size standards methodology whitepaper" at https://www.sba.gov/document/support-size-standards-methodology-white-paper https://www.sba.gov/document/support-size-standards-methodol...