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Discover-Tech Removed After Researchers Warn Starlink Location Leaks

By Drooid · Oct 27, 2026, 23:27 UTC · How we work

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Discover-Tech, an Israeli ad tech firm, heavily targeted Starlink users for surveillance, researchers said.
TrendAI of Trend Micro reported on Oct 15 that Discover-Tech was the top Starlink ad bidder in many countries.
The firm led ad bidding in Syria, Libya and Yemen and was No. 2 in Afghanistan.
Google, Comcast and other platforms removed Discover-Tech after researchers warned ad auctions could leak location data.

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Discover-Tech, an Israeli ad tech firm, heavily targeted Starlink users for surveillance, researchers said.
TrendAI of Trend Micro reported on Oct 15 that Discover-Tech was the top Starlink ad bidder in many countries.
The firm led ad bidding in Syria, Libya and Yemen and was No. 2 in Afghanistan.
Google, Comcast and other platforms removed Discover-Tech after researchers warned ad auctions could leak location data.