See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location

by diogenes_atxon 1/9/2025, 11:56 PMwith 12 comments

by toomuchtodoon 1/10/2025, 12:03 AM

Related:

Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42651115 - Jan 2025

by yreadon 1/10/2025, 8:20 AM

Full list of 12k apps:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ukgd0gIWd9gpV6bOx2pc...

It seems about 2.7k are iOS apps.

by NelsonMinaron 1/10/2025, 12:40 AM

Another article on this story without a paywall: https://www.wired.com/story/gravy-location-data-app-leak-rtb...

Mobile devices are pretty good at protecting location privacy these days: Android at least puts up a fuss if something wants location data. Are they also tracking via IP geolocation and ad surveillance?

by ungreased0675on 1/10/2025, 12:49 AM

Why is location so valuable?

by steeeeeveon 1/10/2025, 12:16 AM

paywall