gtbarry<p>Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location</p><p>Because much of the collection is occurring through the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advertising</span></a>, not code, this data collection is likely happening without users’ or even app developers’ knowledge.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tinder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tinder</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Grindr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grindr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CandyCrush" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CandyCrush</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TempleRun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TempleRun</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SubwaySurfers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SubwaySurfers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarryPotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarryPotter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MyPeriod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MyPeriod</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MyFitnessPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MyFitnessPal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tumblr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tumblr</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GravyAnalytics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GravyAnalytics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/location" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>location</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hackers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hackers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hacked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacked</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/gravy-location-data-app-leak-rtb/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/gravy-location</span><span class="invisible">-data-app-leak-rtb/</span></a></p>