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EVERYBODY RUNS: Your Smartphone Location-Aware Data Is Being Used And Sold Without Your Consent

As location-aware advertising goes mainstream—like that Jack in the Box ad that appears whenever you get near one, in whichever app you have open at the time—and as popular apps harvest your lucrative location data, the potential for leaking or exploiting this data has never been higher.

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As location-aware advertising goes mainstream—like that Jack in the Box ad that appears whenever you get near one, in whichever app you have open at the time—and as popular apps harvest your lucrative location data, the potential for leaking or exploiting this data has never been higher.

EDITOR’S NOTE: When the movie Minority Report was released back in 2007, audiences were thrilled to see the technological marvels that would come true for some future generation down the line. Funny thing is, though, just about everything shown in the movie has already come true, including the persistent mobile advertising that follows your every move. The every move of billions of people all being tracked and recorded by a personal device in their pocket…and it’s not even the mark of the beast yet. Imagine that.

It’s true that your smartphone’s location-tracking capabilities can be helpful, whether it’s alerting you to traffic or inclement weather. That utility is why so many of us are giving away a great deal more location data than we probably realize. Every time you say “yes” to an app that asks to know your location, you are also potentially authorizing that app to sell your data.

Dozens of companies track location and/or serve ads based on this data. They aim to compile a complete record of where everyone in America spends their time, in order to chop those histories into market segments to sell to corporate advertisers.

Marketers spent $16 billion on location-targeted ads served to mobile devices like smartphones and tablets in 2017. That’s 40% of all mobile ad spending, research firm BIA/Kelsey estimates, and it expects spending on these ads to double by 2021.

The data required to serve you any single ad may pass through many companies’ systems in milliseconds—from data broker to ad marketplace to an agency’s custom system. In part, this is just how online advertising works, where massive marketplaces hold ongoing high-speed auctions for ad space.

But the fragmentation also is due to a very real fear of the public backlash and legal liability that might occur if there were a breach. Imagine the Equifax breach, except instead of your Social Security number, it’s everywhere you’ve been, including your home, your workplace and your children’s schools.

The fix, at least for now, is that with most individual data vendors holding only parts of your data, your complete, identifiable profile is never all in one place. Giants like Google and Facebook , who do have all your data in one place, say they are diligent about throwing away or not gathering what they don’t need, and eliminating personally identifying information from the remainder.

Yet as the industry and the ways to track us expand, the possibility that our whereabouts will be exposed multiplies.

If you’ve ever felt clever because an app on your phone asked to track your location and you said no, this should make you feel a little less smug: There are plenty of ways to track you without getting your permission. Some of the most intrusive are the easiest to implement.

Your telco knows where you are at all times, because it knows which cell towers your phone is near. In the U.S., how much data service-providers sell is up to them. 

Another way you can be tracked without your knowing it is through any open Wi-Fi hot spot you might pass. If your phone’s Wi-Fi is on, you’re constantly broadcasting a unique MAC address and a history of past Wi-Fi connections. Retailers sometimes use these addresses to identify repeat customers, and they can also use them to track you as you go from one of their stores to another.

WeatherBug, one of the most popular weather apps for Android and iPhone, is owned by the location advertising company GroundTruth. It’s a natural fit: Weather apps need to know where you are and provide value in exchange for that information. But it also means that app is gathering data on your location any time the app is open—and even when it isn’t, if you agreed to always let it track your location. That data is resold to others.

GroundTruth also gathers location data from “over a hundred thousand” other apps that have integrated bits of its code, says company president Serge Matta, who declined to disclose which apps. App makers agree to harvest location data because it grants them access to GroundTruth’s mobile advertising network.

This data is what enables marketers like Jack in the Box to push an advertiser’s message to potential customers near its restaurants. A typical engagement includes pushing location-based promotions or coupons through mobile ads, says Iwona Alter, Chief Marketing Officer of Jack in the Box.

Every month GroundTruth tracks 70 million people in the U.S. as they go to work in the morning, come home at night, surge in and out of public events, take vacations, you name it. source

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NTEB has been hit with some serious bills related to our operating costs in 2018, the price of everything is going up! So we have prayerfully decided to extend our fundraiser into the springtime, specifically to May 14th, 2018. Without your generous support of this ministry, we would not be able to continue operating.

When you contribute to this fundraising effort, you are helping us to do what the Lord called us to do. The money you send in goes primarily to the building of the recording studio, but it also goes to the overall daily operations of this site. When people ask for Bibles, we send them out at no charge. When people write in and say how much they would like gospel tracts but cannot afford them, we send them a box at no cost to them for either the tracts or the shipping, no matter where they are in the world. Even all the way to South Africa. We even restarted our weekly radio Bible study on Sunday nights again, thanks to your generous donations.

Personally, I hate having to hold a fundraiser, I truly do. If I had them money I would give it all personally and never ask anyone for a penny. In fact, I have given everything I have to this ministry. But the Lord knows better than I do, and I  believe with all my heart that He is asking all of you to invest in this ministry as well.

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But whatever you do, don’t do nothing. Time is short and we need your help right now. If every one of the 12,426 people on our daily mailing list gave $2.50, we would reach our goal immediately. If every one of our 151,913 followers on Facebook gave $1.00 each, we would reach 600% of our goal. The same goes for our 13,500 followers on Twitter. But sadly, many will not give, so we need the ones who can and who will give to be generous. As generous as possible.

“Thank you very much!” – Geoffrey, editor-in-chief, NTEB

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Trump Answers GOP Midterm Disaster By Promoting His ‘Wartime Consigliere’ Stephen Miller To Chief Of Staff In Ominous Harbinger Of Impending Unrest

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Donald Trump doubles down by promoting ‘Wartime Consigliere’ Stephen Miller to Chief of Staff putting America on a wartime footing to at least 2028

At the end of WWII, Hitler’s answer to Germany’s impending defeat was to issue the ‘Nero Decree’ to burn Berlin down to the ground. Donald Trump’s answer to a Republican election disaster is to hand more power to Stephen Miller as his new Chief of Staff, that’s doubling down with a vengeance. After Americans elected a Democratic Congress, Trump elevated one of the principal architects of the aggressive immigration policies that helped drive the backlash. Roughly six in ten midterm voters said the administration’s immigration enforcement had gone too far. Trump’s response was to promote the man who helped take it there. Roger Stone calls Miller his “wartime consigliere,” and that description ought to make Americans pay very close attention to whom this White House actually intends to fight. Civil war, anyone?

“Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;” Isaiah 10:1 (KJB)

Miller publicly pushed a minimum of 3,000 ICE arrests every single day, with the number supposed to keep climbing. Reuters reported that he urged officials to pursue immigration offenders broadly and suggested Home Depot and 7-Eleven locations where workers gather. Think about the machinery that creates. Washington demands numbers, officials feel pressure to deliver, and the people easiest to grab become the easiest way to satisfy the demand. Every person swept into that machinery has a name, a family and circumstances that deserve examination. An arrest tally tells Americans nothing about whether justice was served. A government can fill detention facilities while at the same time still fail the very people it claims to protect.

ProPublica documented immigration agents smashing vehicle windows with children or pregnant women inside, injuries during arrests, and force used against people without known criminal records. Miller then publicly assured ICE officers that they had federal immunity in conducting their duties—an assurance that overstated their protection against prosecution for unlawful conduct. Demand more arrests, push enforcement into everyday life, and tell the officers they are protected: that combination should alarm anyone who believes government power requires restraint. Stephen Miller’s promotion rewards the direction he helped establish, and that’s not good at all.

Now his ‘wartime consigliere’ as Chief of Staff will help run the White House as an opposition Congress prepares to investigate Trump’s misdeeds. Congress has every right to demand records, question officials and expose misconduct. An election does not become illegitimate simply because the president dislikes the consequences. Oversight does not become persecution because it reaches his friends. The American government belongs to the American people, and Donald Trump’s personal grievances carry no authority to override that ownership. Christians who voted for him owe him the truth, including the truth about failure, broken promises and abuses committed under his administration. We can demand secure borders and demand humane treatment. We can insist on enforcing the law and insist that the people enforcing it obey it. Trump has chosen escalation after defeat. He owns that choice—and every American has the right to hold him accountable for what follows. One thing’s for sure. From now to at least 2028, you can expect America to be on a wartime footing.

Now The End Begins is your front line defense against the rising tide of darkness in the last Days before the Rapture of the Church

When you contribute to this fundraising effort, you are helping us to do what the Lord called us to do. The money you send in goes primarily to the overall daily operations of this site. When people ask for Bibles, we send them out at no charge. When people write in and say how much they would like gospel tracts but cannot afford them, we send them a box at no cost to them for either the tracts or the shipping, no matter where they are in the world. We have a Gospel Billboard program. We are now broadcasting Bible studies, Podcasts and a Sunday Service 5 times a week, thanks to your generous donations. All this is possible because YOU pray for us, YOU support us, and YOU give so we can continue growing.

But whatever you do, don’t do nothing. Time is short and we need your help right now. The Lord has given us an open door with a tremendous ‘course’ for us to fulfill that will create an excellent experience at the Judgement Seat of Christ. Please pray for our efforts, and if the Lord leads you to donate, be as generous as possible. The war is REAL, the battle HOT and the time is SHORT…TO THE FIGHT!!!

“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” Titus 2:13 (KJB)

“Thank you very much!” – Geoffrey, editor-in-chief, NTEB

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THE PROPHECY NEWS PODCAST: How God Used Donald Trump And The MAGA Movement As Judgment To Usher In The Most Idolatrous Government America’s Ever Had

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THE DESTROYER: Trump Promised Peace And Prosperity, Delivered War And Division, And Opened The Door To The Very Political Forces We Elected Him To Stop, Now The Reckoning

The Bible is crystal-clear about how God views nations that fall into idolatry, whether it be His chosen people of Israel, or the Gentile nations round about them. Back in 2009, on the very day that NTEB was first launched, we warned you about the coming betrayal of America at the hands of our leaders. That betrayal was present and building during the 8 years of the Bush administration, it began to rapidly advance during the 8 years of Barack Hussein Obama, the open mockery of the 4 years of pretend president Joe Biden, finally reaching its stunning climax on Tuesday night. Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement has ushered in our most radical, most godless, the most idolatrous government ever.

“They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.” Hosea 8:4 (KJB)

We voted for Donald Trump in 2024 because we wanted him to keep his promises. We understood the man’s flaws, but we were hiring a president to deliver the specific agenda he promised us: no new wars, a prosperous economy, $2.00 gasoline, secure borders, and an America respected abroad. Then came the Iran war, a massive betrayal of his promise. Then came the tariffs and the kinetic economic disruption. Americans who voted for stability watched their president making decisions that were ushering in chaos and confusion. The consequences reached the gas pump, the grocery bill, with Republican candidates struggling to explain why voters should give their party more time. Trump owned those decisions. It was his name, his authority, his policies—and now his responsibility. You cannot campaign as the man who will fix everything and then demand immunity from blowback when your own decisions fail spectacularly.

And while Americans begged for relief, Trump only wanted to talk about war, golden statues, Reflecting Pools, bunker ballrooms, and lavish cavier and drag parties at Mar-a-Logo. What an extraordinary picture of misplaced priorities: a president celebrating the grandeur of his surroundings while the people who elected him worried about the cost of living. Republican advisers were hearing that frustration directly from voters, yet the renovation spectacle continued. Americans hired a president to improve their country, we did not hand him the country as a personal renovation project. Then came the reckoning.


THE END TIMES COUNTDOWN:

  • Today is day 1,716 of the Russia-Ukraine War
  • Today is day 2,426 of 15 Days To Flatten The Curve
  • Today is day 251 of World War Trump in Iran
  • Today is day 28,665 of The Regathering Of Israel

On this episode of the Prophecy News Podcast, on Tuesday night, the very same broad coalition that had ushered Trump into his 2024 landslide victory became the very same one that, finally, pulled the plug on him. But talk about locking the barn door after the cow has already gotten out. Because of Trump and the unchecked MAGA Movement, the most radical and godless candidates for office have won election. Today we are going to show you some of them, it’s not a pretty picture. This is what happens when a nation turns against the true and living God of the Bible, opting instead for man worship. Today’s podcast is a clarion call to the remnant born again Church to stand strong in these last days…the last days fight we told you was coming is here. TO THE FIGHT!!!

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  • “You are truly an end time ministry and I appreciate how our Precious Lord is using you to educate his very own flock. There is a lot of confusion , but your ministry is putting scripture in the right prospective. Thank-you so so much Geoffrey S Grider for standing firm and putting in a lot of hours of your time. God Bless You , also your Ministry and your family. IN JESUS MIGHT NAME.” T. Muto
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But whatever you do, don’t do nothing. Time is short and we need your help right now. The Lord has given us an open door with a tremendous ‘course’ for us to fulfill that will create an excellent experience at the Judgement Seat of Christ. Please pray for our efforts, and if the Lord leads you to donate, be as generous as possible. The war is REAL, the battle HOT and the time is SHORT…TO THE FIGHT!!!

“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” Titus 2:13 (KJB)

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The Chaplain of the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison In Louisiana Writes Asking For King James Bibles And Any Available Bible Study Materials We Can Supply Them

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The East Baton Rouge Parish Prison In Louisiana needs Bibles and Bible study materials to help their male and female inmates renew their minds in the word of God

You, it’s a funny thing. In our world, we are consumed on an hourly basis with the endless bombardment of “breaking news!” that takes over our screens, our minds, defying us to think about anything else. But behind the bars of any jail, prison or detention center, time comes to an sudden and severe halt, and the only thing that reverberates through the minds of the inmates is…time. Lots and lots of time. Time to think about the wrongs they have done, time to reflect on those they’ve hurt, time to think about the length of their sentence, but also time to consider the promises of the Great God and Saviour Jesus Christ. That’s where Bibles Behind Bars comes in. We have the ‘good news’ they don’t even know they need, and we have a mandate to give it to them.

“What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.” Psalm 56:3 (KJB)

Chaplain Jackson of the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison In Louisiana writes “As the Chaplain of the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, I have a tremendous task of witnessing to men and women who have made wrong decisions in life. As you know , the only way to have a renewed mind is through the word of God. Please assist in the ministry of our prison population by donating paper back bibles in English, also please send any other paperback literature you feel that will help them as they study and learn Gods word. Your ministry is much appreciated, and I want to thank you for the great work you are doing for God’s Kingdom.” I would love to flood the cells and corridors of the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison with hundreds of King James Bible, and copious amounts of Bible study materials to help them with right division as Paul commands. We need to raise about $2,500 to do this, please pray about that.

In addition to this request, we’ve also been contacted this week by the Columbia CI Annex Chapel in Florida, the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center, and the Wakulla Correctional Institution also here in Florida. While the world wants to distract you with politics and all the flashy things of Satan’s earthly kingdom, we have a mandate from Jesus of Nazareth to send out His word as far and as wide as we possibly can. Come help us to do that, we need you!!

If God has prospered you, please take a moment to click on the donate button to help us in this monumental task of providing King James Bibles, New Testaments, scripture portions, gospel tracts as well as Spanish Bibles to inmates in jails and prisons from Florida to Alaska, and every state in between. We need your prayers, we need your generous financial support, and we need you to stand with us in the closing days of the Church Age. Thank you so very much, TO THE FIGHT!!!


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Now The End Begins is your front line defense against the rising tide of darkness in the last Days before the Rapture of the Church

When you contribute to this fundraising effort, you are helping us to do what the Lord called us to do. The money you send in goes primarily to the overall daily operations of this site. When people ask for Bibles, we send them out at no charge. When people write in and say how much they would like gospel tracts but cannot afford them, we send them a box at no cost to them for either the tracts or the shipping, no matter where they are in the world. We have a Gospel Billboard program. We are now broadcasting Bible studies, Podcasts and a Sunday Service 5 times a week, thanks to your generous donations. All this is possible because YOU pray for us, YOU support us, and YOU give so we can continue growing.

But whatever you do, don’t do nothing. Time is short and we need your help right now. The Lord has given us an open door with a tremendous ‘course’ for us to fulfill that will create an excellent experience at the Judgement Seat of Christ. Please pray for our efforts, and if the Lord leads you to donate, be as generous as possible. The war is REAL, the battle HOT and the time is SHORT…TO THE FIGHT!!!

“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” Titus 2:13 (KJB)

“Thank you very much!” – Geoffrey, editor-in-chief, NTEB

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