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Explore a revealing conference talk from the 38th Chaos Communication Congress (38C3) that exposes how data brokers and mobile apps contribute to mass surveillance. Learn how researchers obtained 3.6 billion mobile phone location data points from Germany through a data marketplace, uncovering detailed movement profiles of intelligence agents, soldiers, and high-ranking government officials. Discover the disturbing ease of accessing such sensitive data, the dangers of unrestricted data trading, and potential solutions for combating this surveillance. Examine how the research team built a powerful mass surveillance tool from these data points, revealing sensitive information about NSA employees' commutes, military personnel's private activities, and government officials' residences. Understand the reactions from the German Bundestag, Federal Government, EU Parliament, and Pentagon, while learning about ongoing investigations, legal challenges, and ways individuals can actively protect their data privacy.
