Millions of people's 'intimate' location data stolen in major hack

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  1. stapp

    stapp Global Moderator

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    https://news.sky.com/story/millions-of-peoples-intimate-location-data-stolen-in-major-hack-13286722
     
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    Joseph Cox Jan 9, 2025
     
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  3. reasonablePrivacy

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    I see that preinstalled app called upday is on the list. I disabled background data and restricted execution by battery energy efficiency conteol. I will disable it completely later via adb.

    What is interesting that this app does not requested permission. Unfortunatelly as system preinstalled app, it may have found some workaround...
     
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    Solution: rooted phone! Won't work for most I realize.
     
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  5. stapp

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    Coordinates of millions of smartphones feared stolen, sparking yet another lawsuit against data broker
    https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/06/gravy_analytics_data_breach_suit/
     
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