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Re:Despite privacy outrage, AccuWeather still shares locatio... by lettergram on Saturday August 26, 2017 @05:22PM (#15107541)
Although, I like their service - just uninstalled. Peace.

Didn't even realize this was happening until this article. But seriously, we should consider enacting laws against this. For advertising purposes they shouldn't need anything more than a city location. Even then, there should be an option to turn it off.

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Re:Despite privacy outrage, AccuWeather still shares locatio... by hex-m on Saturday August 26, 2017 @05:56PM (#15107697)
EU GDPR: "Valid consent must be explicit for data collected and the purposes data is used for."
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Re:Despite privacy outrage, AccuWeather still shares locatio... by Silhouette on Saturday August 26, 2017 @06:08PM (#15107752)
But the GDPR doesn't come into effect until May next year.
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Re:Despite privacy outrage, AccuWeather still shares locatio... by rocky1138 on Saturday August 26, 2017 @06:57PM (#15107930)
theweathernetwork.ca has always had better results for me. On mobile you can save a bookmark to it on your home screen so it works just like an app. Open in Ghostery to block the ads and you're on your way.
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