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Location tracking of phones is out of control. Here’s how to fight back.

Both iOS and Android provide users with the ability to control app access to location data. While some applications such as maps or transit benefit from precise location tracking, others don’t necessarily require this level of access. Users aiming to limit location gathering on Android need to adjust more settings than on iOS. On iPhones, apps initially don’t have access to “Identifier for Advertisers”, a tracking number assigned to devices.

Source: arstechnica.com –

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