EPISODE · Aug 19, 2026 · 52 MIN
How Mobile Apps Can Leak Your Location to Advertisers
from EFFector · host Christian Romero, Hudson Hongo, Lena Cohen, Nicole Ozer
Your location isn't just a pin on a map. Once collected, this information can expose some of the most intimate details about your life. The value of this information to advertisers and others has turned the location data business into a multi-billion dollar industry. But how do data brokers even know where we are? And what can we do to take back our privacy? A new EFF report highlights how location data is harvested from apps on our phones—potentially without app developers themselves even realizing it. EFFector is a podcast by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the leading nonprofit defending online civil liberties. Support our work today at https://eff.org/podfan. 0:00 Intro 3:38 Mobile Apps and Location Data with Lena Cohen 24:25 The Fight for Digital Rights with Nicole Ozer 50:37 EFF Events and Opportunities
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Your location isn't just a pin on a map. Once collected, this information can expose some of the most intimate details about your life. A new EFF report highlights how location data is harvested from apps on our phones—potentially without app developers themselves even realizing it.
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