{"id":17441,"date":"2021-01-15T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T09:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/howk.de\/w1\/ring-doorbell-neighbors-app-caught-leaking-precise-user-location-data\/"},"modified":"2021-01-15T09:00:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T09:00:04","slug":"ring-doorbell-neighbors-app-caught-leaking-precise-user-location-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howk.de\/?p=17441","title":{"rendered":"Ring Doorbell Neighbors App Caught Leaking Precise User Location Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hothardware.com\/news\/ring-neighbors-app-found-exposing-user-location-data\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hothardware.com\/ContentImages\/NewsItem\/53987\/thumbnail\/default\/ring-doorbell-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Ring Doorbell Neighbors App Caught Leaking Precise User Location Data\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"5\"><\/a><br \/>\nIf people trust their information with businesses tasked with keeping them safe, those companies should at least try to take security seriously. 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