A feature in newer Android phones puts users’ privacy at risk – effectively broadcasting an accurate location history over the air, even when a device’s screen is turned off, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
“Do you own an Android device? Is it less than three years old? If so, then when your phone’s screen is off and it’s not connected to a Wi-Fi network, there’s a high risk that it is broadcasting your location history to anyone within Wi-Fi range that wants to listen,” the group warns.
Android Wi-Fi bug broadcasts where you’ve been
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