It Takes Just $1,000 to Track Someone's Location With Mobile Ads

Wired Magazine, 2017: "University of Washington researchers have shown just how cheaply spies can exploit ad networks for fine-grained, individualized surveillance... someone with modest resources can exploit mobile advertising networks. An advertising-savvy spy, they've shown, can spend just a grand to track a target's location with disturbing precision, learn details about them like their demographics and what apps they have installed on their phone, or correlate that information to make even more sensitive discoveries

Wired Magazine, 2017: "University of Washington researchers have shown just how cheaply spies can exploit ad networks for fine-grained, individualized surveillance... someone with modest resources can exploit mobile advertising networks. An advertising-savvy spy, they've shown, can spend just a grand to track a target's location with disturbing precision, learn details about them like their demographics and what apps they have installed on their phone, or correlate that information to make even more sensitive discoveries