Despite privacy outrage, AccuWeather still shares precise location data with ad firms

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AccuWeather is still sending precise geolocation data to a third-party advertiser, ZDNet can confirm, despite updating its app earlier this week to remove a feature that collected user’s location data without their permission. In case you missed it, AccuWeather was until this week sending the near-precise location of its iPhone app users to Reveal Mobile, a data monetization firm — even when location sharing was switched off. Security researcher Will Strafach, who first reported the issue, also accused the company of sharing a user’s precise GPS coordinates under the guise of providing local weather alerts.

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