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		beau on Dec 10, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Companies use smartphone locations to help adverti... Why do Apple and Google get a pass here? Who knows what apps are doing with your photos and contacts. Apple doesn't. Facebook was grilled for not aggressively shutting down an app that sold much less sensitive information.

bilbo0s on Dec 10, 2018 [–]

FB didn't explicitly give you the ability to shut the offending app down.

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