importantSYS.SOURCE: TechCrunch• 2026-08-04T20:26:53Z

Unintended Location Data Sharing by Android Apps via Third-Party SDKs

#location data #third party sdk #privacy #data brokers #security risks

Android app developers are unintentionally sharing users' location data with advertisers through default-enabled third-party SDKs, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The report highlights that app-level location permissions automatically grant access to advertising SDKs, posing privacy risks and enabling data brokers to monetize sensitive location information.

New findings by the Electronic Frontier Foundation aim to warn app developers that some of the third-party code they place in their apps may also collect their users' location data when they grant permission to the app.

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