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Location Tracking
Tracking
Persistent collection of geolocation signals.
Definition
Location tracking aggregates geolocation data from sensors and network signals, enabling path reconstruction, geofencing, and behavioral inference at high granularity.
In plain English
Persistent collection of geolocation signals.
Why this matters
Why it matters: Geolocation is highly identifying and supports sensitive inference and surveillance.
Example
Example: Background location permission used to collect continuous GPS traces.
Apps Using Location Tracking
Examples of apps that implement or relate to this privacy concept