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Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down through in-app ads (timsh.org)
submitted 3 days ago by the_abecedarian@piefed.social to c/privacy@lemmy.ca
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How I tracked myself down using leaked location data in the in-app ads, and what I found along the way.

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[-] girsaysdoom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Google Play services likely does this too, so to actually protect yourself from this spyware you will need to use either microG or containerized Google Play services like how GrapheneOS has implemented.

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