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Android privacy flaw leaks location details over Wi-Fi -- even when Wi-Fi is off
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Google Android smartphones and tablets have a major privacy flaw that broadcasts private location data over Wi-Fi even when the connectivity is switched off and it will take some time for Google to fix the error. Research by the Electronic Frontier ...
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