We all use apps on our smartphones but did you know they are giving away your personal information and location.
A recent report in the New York Times said many companies receive anonymous and precise location data from apps whenever the user enables location services when they want to access local news and weather.
And the same report highlighted that these same companies are also tracking up to 200 million mobile devices in the US alone.
Companies use apps to source location data to provide ad
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