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Explore a revealing 39-minute conference talk from the 38th Chaos Communication Congress (38C3) that uncovers how data brokers and mobile apps enable mass surveillance through the trading of personal data. Learn about an investigation that acquired 3.6 billion mobile phone location data points from Germany through a data marketplace, revealing detailed movement profiles of intelligence agents, soldiers, and high-ranking government officials. Discover the disturbing ease of obtaining such sensitive data, understand the dangers of unrestricted data trading, and explore potential solutions for combating this issue. Through the collaborative work of netzpolitik.org and BR teams, examine how a powerful mass surveillance tool was created from this data, exposing sensitive information about NSA employees' commutes, military personnel's private activities, and government officials' residences. Understand the reactions from the Bundestag, Federal Government, EU Parliament, and Pentagon, while learning about individual actions and legal changes needed to stop commercial mass surveillance through mobile apps.
