Researchers say the exposure includes exact locations of users’ last posts, nicknames, age, and gender.
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Apps are sharing more of your data with ad industry than you may think
Apps like Grindr, Tinder and Happn are (over-)sharing data about sexuality, religion, and location with a shadowy network of data brokers. And it’s not just dating apps that are doing it…
New York City moves to protect citizens’ location data
New York City is considering a law that could stop cellphone carriers and smartphone app vendors from selling their location data.
Privacy foul for soccer league app that eavesdropped on users
The LaLiga app used phones’ GPS and microphones to sniff out bars that were broadcasting soccer matches illegally.
Venmo users: time to hide your drug deals and excessive pizza consumption
To its fans, Venmo is a hassle-free P2P app that lets anyone living in the US send money to friends, split a restaurant bill, pay for a ride on Uber, or buy a hotel room. To the security conscious, it’s a privacy nightmare.
85% of apps not up to scratch on privacy, study finds
A coordinated study of apps run by a group of national privacy and data protection bodies from around the world has found that the majority are failing to provide adequate information on the privacy implications of using the app.