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The Web Industry

Meta could make billions from TikTok ban, but the app's future remains uncertain

In brief: News that TikTok could escape the US ban that will be introduced on Sunday has brought joy to the millions of people who use the app in the US. But it's unlikely that rival platforms, especially Meta, will be celebrating. It's estimated that Mark Zuckerberg's firm would bring in up to $3.38 billion from freed up ad revenue should TikTok disappear from app stores.
Full story By Rob Thubron, 8 comments
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Mobile Security

Mobile apps exploited to harvest location data on massive scale, hacked files reveal

"There's some company out there acting like a global honey badger, doing whatever it pleases with every piece of data that comes its way"
A hot potato: Thousands of popular mobile apps across Android and iOS are allegedly being exploited to harvest sensitive location data on an unprecedented scale. This data collection, occurring through the advertising ecosystem, is likely happening without the knowledge of users or even app developers themselves.
Full story By Skye Jacobs, 7 comments
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Security Apple

Apple denies using Siri recordings to serve targeted ads

Rumors resurface following Apple's $95 million lawsuit settlement
In context: It's a phenomenon that has been around since the dawn of the modern tech age: seeing an advertisement for an item, usually on social media, that you'd recently been talking about. It's often blamed on companies recording conversations and sending them to advertisers. Now, Apple has refuted rumors that this is something it does using Siri.
Full story By Rob Thubron,
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