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> Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location This seems like a very misleading headline. These apps were (of
by xnx 2y ago
> Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location
This seems like a very misleading headline. These apps were (often for no user-beneficial reason) collecting location data. This code was put there deliberately by the app authors. The app authors are accomplices in leaking this data , they are not victims.
- zoul 2y agoAs I understand it, the story is not the advertising network getting the private data — we have all known that for a long time. The news is that even the unsuccessful real-time auction bidders can get a lot of this data.