There was a #GravyAnalytics data leakage in January 2025. According to an article in WIRED, this data broker was primarily selling user location data (i.e., our locations).

I scanned my Samsung Galaxy's Android installation, which I used before switching to GrapheneOS, and below is a list of apps that were most likely selling my location.

A link to the FOSS app is below

#privacy #dataleakage #databrokers

Agentes de datos de geolocalización: qué hacen y qué sucede cuando se filtran 📌🔐😬 #GravyAnalytics #GPS #Filtración #Geolocalización #uiolibre 🐧 #Quito #Ecuador

https://www.uiolibre.com/agentes-de-datos-de-geolocalizacion-que-hacen-y-que-sucede-cuando-se-filtran/

Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location

Because much of the collection is occurring through the #advertising, not code, this data collection is likely happening without users’ or even app developers’ knowledge.

#Tinder #Grindr #CandyCrush #TempleRun #SubwaySurfers #HarryPotter #MyPeriod #MyFitnessPal #Tumblr

#GravyAnalytics #surveillance #privacy #location #apps #security #cybersecurity #hackers #hacking #hacked

https://www.wired.com/story/gravy-location-data-app-leak-rtb/

The Register: Coordinates of millions of smartphones feared stolen, sparking yet another lawsuit against data broker. “Gravy Analytics has been sued yet again for allegedly failing to safeguard its vast stores of personal data, which are now feared stolen. And by personal data we mean information including the locations of tens of millions of smartphones, coordinates of which were ultimately […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/08/the-register-coordinates-of-millions-of-smartphones-feared-stolen-sparking-yet-another-lawsuit-against-data-broker/

🚨 Escàndol de privacitat: #GravyAnalytics demandada per filtració massiva de dades de localització de milions de telèfons intel·ligents 📱🌍

#PrivacitatEnPerill #FiltracióDeDades

https://mastodon.social/@maquinari_cat/113961640774841703

NSA Warns Smartphone Users—Disable Location Tracking

hackers have compromised location aggregator Gravy Analytics, stealing “customer lists, information on the broader industry, and even location data harvested from smartphones which show peoples’ precise movements.”

#NSA #GravyAnalytics #location #surveillance #privacy #security #cybersecurity #hackers #hacking #hacked

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/01/16/nsa-warns-iphone-and-android-users-disable-location-tracking/

#iOS und #Android  Apps wie #WetterOnline , #Flightradar24 , #FocusOnline und #Kleinanzeigen sind betroffen

Standort-Tracking weit verbreitet: Mehr als 40.000 Apps sammeln Positionsdaten | Security https://www.heise.de/news/Standort-Tracking-weit-verbreitet-Mehr-als-40-000-Apps-sammeln-Positionsdaten-10243629.html #Datenschutz #privacy #DSGVO #GDPR #GravyAnalytics

Wenn Erlösmaximierung zur illegalen Gier wird! 😤

"Albtraumszenario": Candy Crush, Tinder und Co: Über welche Apps der Standort von Smartphone-Usern ausspioniert wird

"Ein Hack des #Datenhändler's #GravyAnalytics gibt einen unerfreulichen Einblick in jenes Geschäft, über das sensible Daten bei zweifelhaften Firmen landen"
https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000252373/candy-crush-tinder-und-co-ueber-welche-apps-der-standort-von-smartphone-usern-ausspioniert-wird