Security News > 2025 > March > How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app
2025-03-04 10:15
No warning, no opt-out, and critic claims ... no consent Research from a leading academic shows Android users have advertising cookies and other gizmos working to build profiles on them even before they open their first app.…
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