An investigation exposes data brokers using ads to help track almost any phone

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An investigation conducted by a data privacy group has revealed a vast tracking network that can follow the movements of a person’s phone, according to reports from 404 Media and Krebs on Security. The people-tracking service, called Locate X, reportedly lets users follow a device using its mobile advertising identifier, a unique number assigned to phones.

The New Jersey-based Atlas Data Privacy ...

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