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Insurance company accused of using secret software to illegally collect and sell location data on millions of Americans (www.malwarebytes.com)

submitted 2 years ago by kid@sh.itjust.works [M] to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Zulu@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

That probably IS the "secret" software. Lol Plug a phone into your car? Insurance company gets the info one way or another.

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[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 8 points 2 years ago

Might even be as "sophisticated" as a Facebook advertisement..

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