Tile's new owner is selling its customer's location dataWhat you need to know
Tile's parent company Life360 is reportedly selling its customer's location data.
The report alleges that the company shares precise location data with a number of data brokers.
Tile announced it was acquired by Life360 last month.
That is not a good look when you're competing with AirTag.
Last month, AirTag competitor Tile announced that it was being acquired by the family safety company Life360. Now, a report from The Markup alleges that Tile's new parent company is sharing the location data of all of its customers with "virtually anyone who wants to buy it."
Through interviews with two former employees of the company, along with two individuals who formerly worked at location data brokers Cuebiq and X-Mode, The Markup discovered that the app acts as a firehose of data for a controversial industry that has operated in the shadows with few safeguards to prevent the misuse of this sensitive information. The former employees spoke with The Markup on the ...
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Tile's new owner is selling its customer's location data
