All applications collect IP addresses, Bluetooth signals, or other data. As the material preventive portal indicates, even if you turn off the definitive determination of the location, applications can understand where the user is approximately.
Some applications collect the right location data to show the ad. Others, for example, tiktok and reddit collect less accurate data. At the same time, Reddit does not connect the user to personality and does not collect accurate coordinates. However, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Pinterest, and especially other applications, such as X, actively collect information about location.
The study showed that people do not always understand how social networks work. Cutting the connection of the geographical position does not always help to protect personal life. Social networks find ways to recognize both “right” and “approximately”.
Emphasizes that the old Twitter has received uncertain data for all goals from the application store and is correct. So, considering the availability of the profile on the platform, almost comprehensive information about the user.
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Source: Ferra
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