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Forum Security-X => News => Discussion démarrée par: igor51 le octobre 23, 2024, 14:01:17
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The Global Surveillance Free-for-All in Mobile Ad Data
Not long ago, the ability to remotely track someone’s daily movements just by knowing their home address, employer, or place of worship was considered a powerful surveillance tool that should only be in the purview of nation states. But a new lawsuit in a likely constitutional battle over a New Jersey privacy law shows that anyone can now access this capability, thanks to a proliferation of commercial services that hoover up the digital exhaust emitted by widely-used mobile apps and websites.
Source: The Global Surveillance Free-for-All in Mobile Ad Data (https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/the-global-surveillance-free-for-all-in-mobile-ad-data/)