Startpage has partnered with Tomorrow.io to bring more comprehensive coverage of real-time weather. IP addresses and personal data are never saved or shared during a weather search on Startpage. Beens, CEO and founder of Startpage, in a press release. That's why we are excited to now offer you Startpage's enhanced private weather feature with an indefinite forecast: Sunny with no chance of spying!" said Robert E.G. But weather apps often behave as secret spies. "Finding weather information is a daily routine for many people, just like searching the internet. (Full disclosure: HowStuffWorks' parent company System1 is an investor in Startpage.) The search engine allows users to search for weather updates in any location without sharing their IP address and personal data. One way is to use weather apps from privacy-focused search engines, such as Startpage. So how do you stop companies from harvesting your weather data for their benefit? Information like this can be frightening. Google later suspended two other Chinese apps from its Play store, based on allegations that they were exploiting user permissions as part of an ad fraud scheme. This free app, made by TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd., based in Shenzhen, China, is still available for download. In addition, the popular app "Weather Forecast - World Weather Accurate Radar" was found to be collecting location data, email addresses and International Mobile Equipment Identity numbers (a unique 15-digit code used to identify devices), according to an investigation covered by The Wall Street Journal.
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