“Your location has been shared 5,398 times by 10 apps in the last 14 days.”

That’s what one recent study participant was told with his new app that detects location sharing. He was shocked, and took immediate action to restrict the data on his smartphone.

You probably should do the same.

With the age of smart phones upon us and many new technologies being implemented every day, there exists a variety of unknowns that fall under the category of privacy.

Based on previous research, phone users share a great amount of data via their phone that they would otherwise not feel comfortable sharing. A new study shows just how often physical location sharing takes place.

This recent study, conducted …read more