How Mobile Advertisers Help the NSA Gather User Data
Posted in: UncategorizedWhether they want to admit it or not, mobile advertisers and the ecosystem in which they operate facilitate data harvesting by the National Security Agency. U.K. newspaper The Guardian reported recently that mobile apps including Rovio’s popular Angry Birds game leak gender, age and location information about users, and that such information has been intercepted by the NSA and British intelligence agency Government Communications Headquarters.
The Guardian story also suggested mobile ad networks play a role in data dissemination, and mentioned mobile ad firm Millennial Media in particular.
“Let us be very clear: Millennial Media has not and does not work with, nor pass information to, the NSA, GCHQ, or any other such agencies,” stated a Millennial spokesperson who said the company did not want to be interviewed for this story.
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