Location data of high-ranking EU officials for sale online
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Tuesday, 04 November, 2025, 18:07
The location data of millions of mobile phones in Belgium is for sale online, including that of high-ranking European Union officials.
The European Commission has expressed its concern, Members of Parliament are calling for action.
The data comes from app users - sometimes unknowingly - giving permission to share their app location. App developers then sell this data to advertising companies, which sometimes resell it to data brokers.
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