This creepy app isn’t just stalking women without their knowledge, it’s a wake-up call about privacy. After Cult of Mac covered “Girls Around Me,” an app which displayed data about females in the near vicinity using Facebook and Foursquare data, both companies stopped letting the app use their APIs. Still, the article is a great reminder that it’s up to each and every one of us to think about what we’re choosing to share and how the data can be used. Cult of Mac followed up with a simple guide on how to cut off apps from tracking you without your knowledge. High-res

This creepy app isn’t just stalking women without their knowledge, it’s a wake-up call about privacy.

After Cult of Mac covered “Girls Around Me,” an app which displayed data about females in the near vicinity using Facebook and Foursquare data, both companies stopped letting the app use their APIs. Still, the article is a great reminder that it’s up to each and every one of us to think about what we’re choosing to share and how the data can be used. Cult of Mac followed up with a simple guide on how to cut off apps from tracking you without your knowledge.

Source cultofmac.com