TechGADGET REVIEW

Your phone may reveal doctor, church and pharmacy visits

The FTC took action against data brokers who sell location records that can expose where people go for medical care, worship and prescriptions; your phone is keeping notes.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Newsroom
Published 2:33 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Fox News: “Your phone may reveal doctor, church and pharmacy visits”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 2:33 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.

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Fox NewsYour phone may reveal doctor, church and pharmacy visits

What BBN said about it

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYour phone's location data can show visits to doctors, pharmacies and places of worship, and Fox News says the FTC has taken action against data brokers selling it.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo it's like a yearbook, but it updates itself. I kind of want that, bro.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentReview time. Pro: it never forgets a pharmacy. Con: it never forgets a pharmacy. Pro: the battery dies before the confession is complete.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThree pros.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentCon number three is that it sells your Sunday morning to strangers. One star out of five, and I suspect it's listening to this review.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOne star, but I'd still keep it. It knows where I've been, and honestly nobody else asks.