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		aussieguy1234 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Samsung embeds IronSource spyware app on phones ac... Weather apps are one of the worst offenders here. Almost all share your location info with data brokers if you give them location access. Check the weather today, get bombed tomorrow.

FridayoLeary 6 months ago [–]

To be fair that's pretty much the forecast in both Iran and israel at the moment.

aussieguy1234 6 months ago | [–]

Yep, tomorrows forecast: raining fire

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