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submitted 6 days ago by will_a113@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Hackers have reportedly breached Gravy Analytics, a parent company of Venntel that sells smartphone location data to the U.S. government. The hackers claim to have stolen considerable data, including customer lists, industry information and individuals' location data. They are threatening to make the data public.

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[-] s38b35M5@lemmy.world 23 points 6 days ago

Do it! Make the sources and buyers public!

[-] Pistcow@lemm.ee 19 points 6 days ago

I offer $15 for every Senator and Congress person's location history.

[-] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 8 points 6 days ago

I'll chip in too.

[-] SitD@lemy.lol 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

🤭 oh my, i bet the only possible solution is to replace the location log file ending (.txt) with .jpg to confuse the evil hackers

this post was submitted on 07 Jan 2025
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