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How apps access your private information

AJ+ and ‘Do Not Track’ take a closer look at where cellphone data goes and who reads it

Have you ever wondered how Google tracks where you are? How about what those terms and conditions mean when you access free Wi-Fi?

As scary as it sounds, your smartphone’s apps share a lot of the private information on your device with marketing agencies, phone operators and other private companies. But where does all that data go? And what happens to it?

AJ+ and the interactive documentary series “Do Not Track” investigate. Watch the four-part series below.

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