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Change your phone settings so Apple, Google can't track your movements

  • Written by Jen King, Director of Consumer Privacy, Center for Internet and Society, Stanford University
Your phone tracks your movements all the time.grapestock/Shutterstock.com

Technology companies have been pummeled by revelations about how poorly they protect their customers’ personal information, including an in-depth New York Times report detailing the ability of smartphone apps to track users’ locations. Some companies, most notably...

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