Due to mobile location data: Wetter Online faces fines (netzpolitik.org)

• Authorities are pursuing fines against WetterOnline for violating privacy protocols.
• User location data was reportedly sold to data brokers without sufficient safeguards.
• Regulatory pressure on app developers regarding data monetization is intensifying.

"German data protection authorities are initiating fine proceedings against weather app WetterOnline for the unauthorized monetization of precise user location data via data brokers. The investigation, ongoing for over a year following reports by netzpolitik.org and BR, highlights the systemic issue of mobile app developers selling sensitive metadata to third-party aggregators and the strengthening of GDPR enforcement against such practices."