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A New Study Shows How Ad-Based Technology is Used for Surveillance

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Feed Name: The Citizen Lab

Date Published: 2026-04-29

Date Updated: 2026-04-29

Author: Anna Mackay

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Citizen Lab director Ron Deibert told NPR about Webloc, an ad-based geolocation surveillance system that aggregates advertising and location data to enable governments and agencies (notably ICE) to track individuals globally; experts warn this can circumvent legal protections, and Deibert recommends disabling location sharing to reduce exposure.

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