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Microsoft Edge and Aloha caught sharing precise user location data with third parties (www.techradar.com)

submitted 5 months ago by throws_lemy@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] SnoringEarthworm@sh.itjust.works 88 points 5 months ago (2 children)

A new Surfshark study found that over 50% of the top 15 mobile browsers collect user location data.

Microsoft Edge, Aloha, Yandex, and Phoenix collect precise location data, with Edge and Aloha openly sharing it with third parties.

Privacy-focused browsers like Tor, Brave, and DuckDuckGo do not collect app-level location data, proving that continuous tracking isn't technically necessary.