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2026-11-08 · Bloomberg

How Everyday Apps Feed Police Surveillance

On Bloomberg This Weekend, Bloomberg investigative journalist Ryan Gallagher explains how location data collected through everyday smartphone apps can ultimately be sold to law enforcement agencies, often without users knowing where their information ends up. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Gallagher details how Penlink’s surveillance technology can track phones using commercially obtained data and why its use has fueled calls for greater privacy protections and oversight.

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