Dangerous apps: caught in the web of data brokers

SMARTDATA Podcast · 5 May 2026

Dangerous apps: caught in the web of data brokers

Guest: Rebecca Ciesielski, Reporter at the AI + Automation Lab of Bayerischer Rundfunk

What it is about

A conversation about the trade in location and app data: how seemingly harmless app data turns into real risks, how data-driven investigations come about and what dangers biometric data and emotion recognition pose.

In this episode

Location data as a real danger, from everyday surveillance to geopolitics
How the ARD documentary ‘Gefährliche Apps’ (Dangerous Apps) came about
Algorithmic surveillance, such as emotion recognition in the workplace
Biometric data in crisis zones
Spying on intelligence service staff through app data
Switching off location data on your phone

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