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Small-Scale Question Sunday for August 17, 2025

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It's not the cell companies that are (mostly) doing this -- y'know those apps that ask permission for your location data with the disclaimer that they might share it with (meaning sell it to) third parties?

They do that -- it's a common & easy monetization strategy.

Technically you can 'opt out', but the app won't usually work if you refuse it access to your location; I guess you can put a fuzzer on it if you want, but hardly anyone does.