A new study reveals that thousands of Android apps covertly collect location data using Bluetooth and WiFi beacons, allowing continuous tracking and profiling of users without explicit consent.

  • Jiří Král@discuss.tchncs.de
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    10 hours ago

    AFAIK you have to give the app location access for it to be able to scan sourrounding networks and see the SSIDs (At least that’s how it works on the newer Android versions circa around Android 10 or 9). For bluetooth you have to enable at least the nearby devices permission. If you do these things then it makes sense that the app can track your location.

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      2 days ago

      And Android specifically requests this permission as location sharing so that it is clear that if you give the app permission to scan Bluetooth and WiFi networks it will know your location.