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Privacy Concerns Over Ad Tech Giving Police Greater Power to Track Phones

Penlink’s Webloc is sold to police in the US, UK and worldwide. It uses technology found in weather, gaming, email and religious apps to locate people using their cellphones.

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Privacy Concerns Over Ad Tech Giving Police Greater Power to Track Phones
Penlink’s Webloc is sold to police in the US, UK and worldwide. It uses technology found in weather, gaming, email and religious apps to locate people using their cellphones.
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