Analysis of the mobile data of a user, a resident of upstate New York, revealed that her location was recorded over 8,600 times and on average once after every 21 minutes.
In some cases, the data was updated over 14,000 times in a single day.
The companies who buy this data use it to sell, analyze or use the data for advertising purposes as well as provide it to retail outlets to obtain insights about consumer behavior.
About 75 companies receive location data of nearly 200 million US citizens
https://www.hackread.com/apps-on-your-phone-selling-sharing-location-data/
In some cases, the data was updated over 14,000 times in a single day.
The companies who buy this data use it to sell, analyze or use the data for advertising purposes as well as provide it to retail outlets to obtain insights about consumer behavior.
About 75 companies receive location data of nearly 200 million US citizens
https://www.hackread.com/apps-on-your-phone-selling-sharing-location-data/
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