EFF Report Reveals Mobile Ad Libraries Secretly Leak User Location Data

• EFF has released a new report detailing how mobile advertising libraries enable apps to leak precise user location data.
• This practice often occurs without the knowledge of the app developers who integrate these libraries.
• The location data industry generates billions of dollars by exploiting intimate details of users' lives.

EFFector Newsletter Updates

• The report is featured in the latest edition of the EFFector newsletter, which covers:
  • Analysis of recent Flock reforms.
  • Updates on privacy-invasive legislation currently advancing in the U.S. Senate.
  • New investigations into mobile advertising software.
• EFF Executive Director Nicole Ozer discussed the foundational role of digital rights in a recent episode of the EFFector podcast, which is now available on major platforms.