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  1. Mike Gerwitz (mikegerwitz@social.mikegerwitz.com)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 23:11:46 EDT Mike Gerwitz Mike Gerwitz
    AccuWeather iPhone app still leaks geolocation data to advertising company:

    https://social.mikegerwitz.com/url/27828

    Until proper privacy laws are passed to strongly discourage this sort of behavior, this will keep happening. This isn't a free vs. non-free software argument: free software can spy on you too.

    #privacy #spying
    In conversation Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 23:11:46 EDT from social.mikegerwitz.com permalink

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      Despite privacy outrage, AccuWeather still shares precise location data with ad firms
      from ZDNet
      New tests reveal that while one privacy-invading feature was removed in an app update, the app still shares precise geolocation coordinates with advertisers.
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