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.

  • base@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 days ago

    and thats why i finally gave up two years ago and bought a pixel and installed grapheneOS. also i just dont use shitty apps anymore. its a good life

    • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I have been slowly replacing apps with FOSS options installed with Obtainium. I’ve always leaned heavily that way, but now it’s everything, including a switching to self-hosted ntfy for notifications.

      I have a few more difficult options left like Tasker and AccuBattery, but soon I’ll be moving to Graphene with a full setup since everything else I used before has already been swapped. And I mean everything, even things like OBD2 scanning and core phone apps.