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advertising intelligence
Citizen Lab director Ron Deibert recently spoke on All Things Considered about the Lab’s new investigation of Webloc, a geolocation surveillance system.
April 29, 2026
Location data collected from mobile apps and digital advertising can reveal habits, interests and almost any other aspect of someone’s life. In this report, we uncover how a geolocation surveillance system called Webloc uses ad-based data to monitor hundreds of millions of people across the globe.
April 9, 2026