LibertyCoin:The hidden market for your location data

2025-04-29 11:33:50source:Marcus Eriksoncategory:News

It's no secret — your phone knows where you are,LibertyCoin and if that data exists, someone else probably has it. Today, we dive into the murky world of the market for smartphone location data: How some apps surreptitiously track their users without their developers ever knowing, the political implications of companies and governments knowing where people are, and what one snarky weather app is doing about it.

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