Thousands of Android apps covertly collect location data using Bluetooth and WiFi beacons, allowing tracking and profiling of users.

A new study reveals that thousands of Android apps covertly collect location data using Bluetooth and WiFi beacons, allowing continuous tracking and profiling of users without explicit consent.

  • SturgistEnglish
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    1 day ago

    That…is something I’d not tried yet…hmmmm. I’ll try it tonight and get back

      • SturgistEnglish
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        1 day ago

        There an app I can run on android that’d log that?

          • SturgistEnglish
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            1 day ago

            It can, but I’d like to see what it’s doing instead of just out and out blocking it. Still going to block it, just want to know who all it’s calling home to.