{"id":1316,"date":"2020-12-10T10:33:34","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T17:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/?p=1316"},"modified":"2020-12-09T22:34:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T05:34:05","slug":"what-is-the-x-mode-tracker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/what-is-the-x-mode-tracker\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the X-Mode Tracker?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Wall Street Journal shared a report recently about the X-Mode Tracker. But why it is being banned from certain phone apps?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>This particular tracker collects information for government organizations. The information taken is then bought and sold for many purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/apple-and-google-to-stop-x-mode-from-collecting-location-data-from-users-phones-11607549061\">the report<\/a>, &#8220;The two largest mobile-phone platforms told developers this week that they must remove X-Mode\u2019s tracking software from any app present in their app stores or risk losing access to any phones running Apple\u2019s or Google\u2019s mobile operating systems.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/My-Post-15-1-1024x537.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/My-Post-15-1-1024x537.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/My-Post-15-1-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/My-Post-15-1-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/My-Post-15-1-624x327.png 624w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/My-Post-15-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Apple and Google told all developers they will ban any apps that include the X-Mode software, unless it is removed within 7 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although many apps with this software include a terms of service. This include an opt-in for data collection. The decision for removal is to protect the users. Even if the user accepts the terms, their data can be abused by the ones collecting it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For software related inquiries, call us at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:1-800-620-5285\">1-800-620-5285<\/a>. \u00a0Karls Technology is a nationwide computer service company with offices in many major cities. This blog post was brought to you from our staff at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.friscocomputerrepairservice.com\/\">Frisco Computer Repair Service<\/a>. If you need computer repair in Frisco, TX please call or text the local office at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:469-299-9005\">(469) 299-9005<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wall Street Journal shared a report recently about the X-Mode Tracker. But why it is being banned from certain phone apps? This particular tracker collects information for government organizations. 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