Avoid the Hack! on Nostr: Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of #Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your ...
Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of #Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location
Data collection from these apps occurring through the advertising ecosystem - real time bidding:
“Many companies have turned instead to sourcing location information through the advertising ecosystem, where companies bid to place ads inside apps. But a side effect is that data brokers can listen in on that process, and harvest the location of peoples’ mobile phones.”
This can happen even if the app itself doesn’t harvest this data but displays programmatic ads as this occurs within the advertising networks’ ecosystem, which isn’t controlled by app developers.
The current state of advertising is deplorable for user privacy. The best thing is probably to avoid apps using programmatic advertising.
Use an #adblocker without remorse.
#ads #privacy #privacymatters
https://www.404media.co/candy-crush-tinder-myfitnesspal-see-the-thousands-of-apps-hijacked-to-spy-on-your-location/
Data collection from these apps occurring through the advertising ecosystem - real time bidding:
“Many companies have turned instead to sourcing location information through the advertising ecosystem, where companies bid to place ads inside apps. But a side effect is that data brokers can listen in on that process, and harvest the location of peoples’ mobile phones.”
This can happen even if the app itself doesn’t harvest this data but displays programmatic ads as this occurs within the advertising networks’ ecosystem, which isn’t controlled by app developers.
The current state of advertising is deplorable for user privacy. The best thing is probably to avoid apps using programmatic advertising.
Use an #adblocker without remorse.
#ads #privacy #privacymatters
https://www.404media.co/candy-crush-tinder-myfitnesspal-see-the-thousands-of-apps-hijacked-to-spy-on-your-location/