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.

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.

  • FineCoatMummy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Wow, the article is long. Long but good so far, I’m 20% in.

    Smartphones are just a clusterfuck in every last way. Maybe very technical people can avoid the worst of it. Most people can’t.