EPISODE · Nov 28, 2017 · 8 MIN
Security News This Week: Android Tracks Your Location Even When You Ask It Not To
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
As you emerge from your turkey-induced coma, take a moment to reflect on the past week in security, which despite the holiday was chock-full of wonderments. From Uber shadiness to Android location-tracking, it was quite the whirlwind. Uber made headlines midweek when it came out that the company had not only been breached a year ago—coughing up the personal info of 57 million users—but paid the hackers $100,000 to keep it quiet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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As you emerge from your turkey-induced coma, take a moment to reflect on the past week in security, which despite the holiday was chock-full of wonderments. From Uber shadiness to Android location-tracking, it was quite the whirlwind. Uber made headlines midweek when it came out that the company had not only been breached a year ago—coughing up the personal info of 57 million users—but paid the hackers $100,000 to keep it quiet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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